Gbajabiamila Delivers President-Elect’s Condolence To Gwadabe And Dantata Families

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has led a delegation of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to visit the families of elder statesman, Alhaji Musa Gwadabe, and that business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, to condole with them over their recent losses.

Gwadabe, a longstanding political associate of the president-elect, died on Wednesday while Alhaji Dantata had lost his wife, Hajiya Rabi, on April 9.

The delegation visited the two families separately on Thursday in Kano.

Other persons on the delegation included the Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare; former EFCC chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Special Assistant to the President-elect on Media and Publicity, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, and Bello Malabu.

Speaking at Gwadabe’s residence, the Speaker said the politician’s loss was not only a loss to his family going by his pedigree and contributions to nation-building.

He said “the president-elect Tinubu values the relationship, which existed between him and the late Gwadabe which was why he wanted to pay the condolence visit personally but for the exigencies of the moment.”

He described Gwadabe as ‘a forthright progressive politician and honourable man’ who supported the president-elect all through.

While addressing Alhaji Dantata over his wife’s loss, Gbajabiamila said the pains of losing a life partner could only be relieved by the memories of the exemplary life the deceased lived.

Praying for the souls of the two deceased persons, the Speaker called on the two families to immortalise their loved ones by emulating their values.

Both Alhaji Aminu Dantata and Alhaji Nazif Gwadabe expressed appreciation to the delegation and the President-elect for the condolence visit and prayed for the success of the incoming administration.

The condolence messages were contained in a press release issued on Thursday, by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz in the Office of the President-elect.

Mercy Chukwuwdiebere