By Sunny Anderson Osiebe..
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday described a former Sultan
of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, as a statesman whose impact was felt in many areas of national life during his active days.
Saraki
in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph
Olaniyonu, in Abuja, stated that late Dasuki helped in reforming local
government
administration in the country and the organization of Muslim
pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. He also played key roles in the area of
achieving religious harmony during his days as Secretary General of the
Jaamatul Nasir Islam (JNI) Society.
The
Senate President commiserated with Hon. Abdulsama Dasuki, a son of the
the deceased who is currently a member of the 8th House of
Representatives, other members
of the immediate family of the late ex-Sultan, the government and
people of Sokoto State, the Muslim Ummah and the entire nation over the
demise of the late Dasuki.
He
described the late ex-Sultan as a peace loving gentleman who worked for
the welfare of his people even as he lauded his immense contribution to
nation building. Saraki
said: "It is noteworthy that during his beneficial lifetime, late
Dasuki left his mark as an astute administrator, diplomat, Islamic
scholar, educationist and played a pivotal role in unifying the
Muslim Ummah through the reorganization of Jama’atu Nasril Islam and
the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs(NSCIA). He will be
sorely missed."
While
praying to Allah to grant the departed soul a place in Aljanah
firdaus, he urged his immediate family and his admirers to be consoled
by the worthy virtues
of the late elder statesman.
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