President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the death of Kano-born sports administrator and community leader, Ibrahim Galadima, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 78.

Galadima served both the Kano State Government and the Federal Government in several capacities.

He was Chairman of the Kano State Sports Council and a two-time commissioner, before rising to prominent roles in sports administration at the national level.

He also served as president of the defunct Nigeria Football Association (NFA), the precursor to the Nigeria Football Federation, between 2002 and 2006.

Following his retirement from active public service, Galadima was turbaned as Galadiman Fagge, becoming the community head of Fagge in Kano State, where he continued to play a vital leadership role.

President Tinubu described his passing as a significant loss to sports administration and the nation at large, noting that Galadima’s contributions to the growth of Nigerian football at both grassroots and elite levels would endure.

The President extended his condolences to the Galadima family, the government and people of Kano State, as well as the wider sports community in Nigeria and beyond.