Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has sympathised with a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Alhaji Musa Saleh Kwankwaso.
Saleh, who was the District Head of Madobi, died in the early hours of Friday.
Tinubu in a statement issued on Monday described the late Saleh as ‘an excellent person, a profound religious man and the district head of his people in Madobi who provided them exemplary leadership’.
He further said, ‘The passing of our parents can be painful indeed. No matter how old they may be, we never wanted them to leave. I have been through this and so I know how hurtful it is.
‘I also know how close you were to Baba and the remarkable influence he had on you.
‘We must, however, thank Almighty Allah that Baba lived to an advanced age, served his people, Nigeria and humanity meritoriously.’
Previously, the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) on Saturday condoled with ex-Kano Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Musa Saleh Kwankwaso.
The Governors described the demise as a great loss to the traditional institution and prayed to God to grant the soul of the deceased eternal rest and comfort the family.
They further said: ‘Though his demise is painful, his legacies of service, love and compassion remain indelible as he has impacted the younger generation to continue in his footsteps.
‘We sympathise with the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, the government and people of the state, as well as the Kano Emirate Council over the demise of the elder statesman’, it read.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK