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Saraki mourns Akarigbo of Remo, Kano ex-deputy governor

By Segun Olaniyi, Abuja
27 July 2016   |   1:20 am
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, yesterday described the death of the paramount ruler of Remoland, Akarigbo of Remo, Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo, and the former Deputy Governor of Kano State ...
Bukola Saraki, Senate President.

Bukola Saraki, Senate President.

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, yesterday described the death of the paramount ruler of Remoland, Akarigbo of Remo, Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo, and the former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Magaji Abdullahi, as a colossal loss.

Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu in Abuja, commiserated with the royal family of Akarigbo of Remo, government and people of Ogun State and said that the monarch lived an eventful and accomplished life.

He recalled his contributions to the development of Ogun State during his 16 years reign as the paramount ruler of Remoland as well as the Chairman, Ogun State Traditional Council.

Saraki said; “late Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo was a well respected traditional ruler in Yorubaland and beyond. His love and passion during his reign endeared him to many people both within and outside the state.

“As a philanthropist of note, the late royal father was selfless and committed to the well-being of the average indigene of Ogun State in particular and the nation at large,” he said.

The Senate President condoled with the immediate family, the Kano State government and other associates of late Magaji Abdullahi who died during a protracted illness at his residence in Kano metropolis at the weekend.

Saraki said the late Abdullahi was a leader of repute, having served the State in various capacities, “as a commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport between 1989 and 1990, and later commissioner for Water Resources.’’

The Senate President called on the Kano State government to immortalise late Magaji Abdullahi for his steadfastness and patriotism in the course of developing the state during his lifetime.

He prayed God to grant the departed statesmen eternal rest and their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable losses.

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