ON JULY 4, 20173:01 PM


Body of Late elder statesman and Nigeria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, Alhaji (Dr) Yusuf Maitama Sule has arrived Abuja from Cairo, Egypt.

Reports indicate that the body arrived the Nigeria at around 1:54 p.m and would be conveyed to Kano aboard a presidential jet.

The reports also said that the duo of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari who led a presidential delegation to the funeral, alongside the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki received the corpse through the Egypt Air tarmac from the presidential win


Recall that the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had earlier today named Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, as the head of the Federal Government delegation to the funeral of Alhaji Maitama Sule.

Mr. Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice-President) had made this known on his twitter handle on Tuesday in Abuja.

Other members of the delegation, according to Akande, include the Minister of Interior, retired Abdulrahaman Danbazau; Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi and the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu.

The presidential aide revealed that the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris and some government functionaries were part of the delegation.

The delegation is to submit President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter of condolence to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State.

The President’s letter reads thus: “I have heard this morning, the death of the venerable Alhaji Maitama Sule, Dan Masanin Kano, and one of Nigeria’s famous sons. Although, I knew he was in poor health for some time, his death nonetheless, came as a profound shock.

“As a Minister in the First Republic, he was one of those who assisted our Founding Fathers, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello and Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, to fashion Nigeria politically and lay the grounds of national co-existence.

“Maitama Sule was blessed by God with a wonderful voice and outstanding eloquence. He served with distinction in the First Republic, the Second Military regime, as well as the Second Republic, without him being tainted with the remotest hint of scandal.

“As a person, I found him personable with unceasing good humour. Nothing personified his faith more than the fact that on losing his sight, he did not retreat in himself sulking on account of his ill-fortune.

“Quite to the contrary, he honoured virtually all invitations extended to him and spoke as usual with singular eloquence and unparalleled wit.

“In my discussions with him, I greatly valued his counsel, and I never ceased to be amazed by his concern for the well-being of his country rather than his personal interests.

“Let me extend my sincere condolences to Your Excellency, family and friends, the Government and people of Kano, and Nigerians as a whole, for this most heavy loss. We shall not soon see the like of him.

“May God forgive his sins and admit him to Paradise, Amin.’’

The deceased statesman, aged 87, who died in the early hours of Monday in a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, will be buried in Kano today at 4:00 pm.

Kano state government declared Tuesday as work-free day in honour of the late statesman.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/breaking-maitama-sules-remains-arrives-abuja-received-abba-kyari/

May Allah accept his soul and grant him Al Jannah Firdaous.

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RIP to him

Welcome sir...

In other news, Abba Kyari has been relegated to receiving corpse in his latest appointment

I hope his Boss would arrive intact to avoid stories that touch

No p... RIP

Abba Kyari the President while Osibanjo the Vice is still doing the job he was doing under PMB.

We are under bondage

Rip.

can a dying man I.e pmb send letter to the dead

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Buhari cannot address the living but sending letter to the dead... Let the dead bury the dead. Oloshi president

Amazing arrival

Smh

Of a truth, there is no how sophisticated medical facilities in foreign countries could be, he dying person will still die

dessz:
can a dying man I.e pmb send letter to the dead

Haha

dessz:
can a dying man I.e pmb send letter to the dead

he is not dying jor, he is resting- APC Don't you know it is usual to see birds of same feathers flying together?

eni're lo

So it's Bubu that wrote this letter according to the tone ?
Issorite!
Well, soonest all these una comedy will become like Chibok saga

Keneking:
Welcome sir...

In other news, Abba Kyari has been relegated to receiving corpse in his latest appointment

I hope his Boss would arrive intact to avoid stories that touch

you just nailed it

Kathmandu:
Abba Kyari the President while Osibanjo the Vice is still doing the job he was doing under PMB.

We are under bondage

sweetheart we are nt oh. Since u guys hv refuse to accept or listen to kanu then we jst take wht will see now

was he a venerable?

Nne5:


The President’s letter reads thus: “I have heard this morning, the death of the venerable Alhaji Maitama Sule, Dan Masanin Kano,

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/breaking-maitama-sules-remains-arrives-abuja-received-abba-kyari/

Keneking:
Welcome sir...

In other news, Abba Kyari has been relegated to receiving corpse in his latest appointment

I hope his Boss would arrive intact to avoid stories that touch

Ha!

S

Hypocrites rushing to carry or touch the casket as if it would pass on to them any blessing same people the late Maitama Sule abhors due to their ways May He rest in peace. Amen. He was the best orator we ever had from the north.

seunlayi:

for were

for hin state

Keneking:
Welcome sir...

In other news, Abba Kyari has been relegated to receiving corpse in his latest appointment

I hope his Boss would arrive intact to avoid stories that touch

Stop talking as if YOU will live forever. We are all sand in the hand of our creator.....

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Aburi001:
Stop talking as if YOU will live forever. We are sand in the hand of our creator.....

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Nonsense post