Abbas Yushau Yusuf
“We received with all shocks and unbelieving sadness, the death of the former second republic Governor of the old Kaduna state, Malam Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, who passed away when Nigeria needed him the most.”
Words of the Kano state governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as he received the sad story of the death of the former governor of the old Kaduna state, Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa.
Nigerian democracy, according to the governor “Was moulded by the likes of the former governor of Kaduna state, Malam Balarabe Musa.
Breaking:Former Governor Old Kaduna State Balarabe Musa Is Dead
Not only Nigerian democracy, Africa’s transition to democracy in the last decades, benefited immensely from Balarabe Musa’s indepth concern for the downtrodden ones.”
Governor Ganduje said, the late governor’s unparalleled concern for the welfare of the “Talakawas” (poor people), placed him above many politicians in the country, insisting that, “…the indelible marks he left behind during his reign as a governor were enough reasons to explain his genuine love for the people.”
“On behalf of the government and good people of Kano state, I am extending our heartfelt condolence to his family, government of Kaduna state, his friends, and well wishers and pray that May Allah forgive all his mistakes and reward all his good deeds,” he stated.
In a statement by Abba Anwar Governor Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary Said While lamenting that, the death of the former governor was a great loss for Nigeria, democracy and the downtrodden ones, he admonished politicians to always take a leaf from the late former governor, “…he always believed that people first people first and people first,” he said.
