By Sunny Anderson Osiebe...
The Deputy President of
the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has joined well-meaning Nigerians in
mourning the former Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki,
describing him as an elder statesman and ambassador of peace.
Ekweremadu, who described
the death as shocking and saddening, noted that Alhaji Dasuki’s demise had created a huge
void that would be hard to fill.
He said: “The late Sultan
was a true statesman, progressive, patriot, pan-Nigerian, and peace ambassador.
He understood the import of education to the development of the nation and
worked hard and selflessly in promoting both moral values and western education
across the Caliphate. He will be highly missed”.
Ekweremadu, who condoled
with the Government and people of Sokoto State, called on the Muslim Umah and
Nigerians to uphold the virtues the late Sultan represented in his lifetime.
He prayed God to grant
the deceased a peaceful repose and his family, people of Sokoto, and the nation
equanimity to bear the irreversible loss.
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