Jide Orintunsin, Abuja and Adamu Suleiman, Sokoto
THE immediate-past National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, is dead.
He was 54.
The late Abdulkadir was also the Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Chairman of the Governing Council of Sokoto State University.
He was once the Attorney General of Sokoto State and Minister of Youth and Sports Development.
The late politician held the traditional title of Magatakarda Babba (Chief Scribe) of the Sokoto Sultanate.
A relative of the deceased, Abba Abdulkadir, told our correspondent that the late politician battled an undisclosed ailment and died in the early hours of yesterday at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) in Sokoto.
The APC chieftain was buried yesterday in Sokoto according to Islamic rites.
The funeral prayer, led by the Sokoto State Grand Khadi Tambari Usman, was attended by hundreds of Muslim faithful, including Deputy Governor Munir Daniya.
Dignitaries at the burial included Sokoto State House of Assembly Speaker Aminu Achida, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Sa’idu Umar, as well as members of House of Representative and the House of Assembly.
Abdulkadir is survived by two wives and 10 children.
President Muhammadu Buhari joined the APC in mourning the late Abdulkadir.
In a statement in Abuja by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, the President condoled with family members, friends and political associates of the party stalwart.
According to the President, the late Abdulkadir’s humility, maturity and penchant for facilitating reconciliation among members will be sorely missed at a time the APC is rebuilding and repositioning to deliver on its promises.
He prayed that the Almighty God would receive the soul of the departed and comfort his family.
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APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal expressed shock over Abdulkadir’s death.
In a condolence message on Monday, Asiwaju Tinubu said: “I’m deeply saddened by the news of the death of Alhaji Abdulkadir, former National Vice Chairman, Northwest and member of the immediate-past NWC of our party, the APC.
“Alhaji Abdulkadir was a prominent legal luminary. He served his Sokoto State, Nigeria and the legal profession to the best of his ability.
“He was a friend and associate who contributed to the political merger that led to the creation of APC and the progress and development of the party. He was also a grassroots politician.
“I commiserate with members of his immediate and extended family, particularly his wife and children, who have lost their father and patriarch.
“I mourn with his political and professional associates, particularly members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), for they have also lost a worthy compatriot.
“My condolences also go to His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, and the APC leader in Sokoto State and former governor of the state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, over the demise of their illustrious son and one of the prominent leaders of the state.”
In a statement yesterday in Abuja by the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, the party expressed sorrow about the death of the man it called “a grassroots politician, true progressive and distinguished personality who served the party and country meritoriously and at the highest level”.
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