Laleye Dipo in Minna
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Senator Sani Mohammed Musa over the death of his father and top traditional title holder in Minna emirate of Niger State, Alhaji MusaTanko Bawa ( Iyan Minna) saying the deceased was a “thoroughbred civil servant who devoted his life of service and honesty to the development of the Northern Region.”
Buhari in the message presented to the family in Minna on Thursday also said the “Iyan Minna was a committed civil servant, who exhibited the values of discipline, integrity and devotion wherever he found himself, he will surely be missed.”
The President urged the children and other family members to take solace in “the life of service and integrity which the late Tanko Bawa lived and uphold his memory by continuing the good works he left behind.”
The three-day prayer for the repose of the soul of the deceased was held at the family compound in Minna yesterday with prominent politicians and people from all walks of life in attendance.
Several Islamic clerics recited verses of the Holy Quran at the Fidau before praying for the repose of the soul of the deceased.
In the meantime, the Niger State Government has sent a condolence message to the Sarkin Sudan Kontagora, Alhaji Saidu Namaska over the murder of his son, Bashar Saidu Namaska, by bandits on Thursday.
