Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, yesterday said he was saddened by the death of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Imam Solih. 
 
According to him, the Chief Imam died yesterday morning in Abuja, “as Allah has unquestionably decreed for his servants. He was 75 years old.”
 
In a statement, AbdulRazaq said the deceased represented the finest breed of Muslim scholarship in the history of Ilorin.
 
He noted that the deceased would be missed for his uniquely outstanding scholarship, patience and good nature, as well as his sterling qualities.  
 
The governor said, “I extend my deepest condolences to the Mai Martaba Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, OFR, the entire Ilorin Emirate, Kwara State Council of Ulamah, and the immediate family of the Chief Imam.  
 
“I ask Allah to accept Imam Muhammad Bashir as his dutiful servant, forgive his imperfections, ease his accounts, elevate his rank in Al-jannah Firdaus, and uphold his family and the community upon goodness. Aamin.”

Also, former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, decried the passing.
 
In a statement by his Press Officer on Local Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, the ex-governor, described the late cleric as an institution whose life was defined by scholarship, devotion to Allah, and selfless service to the Ummah.