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  • Kwara monarch Etsu Patigi dies at 65

    Etsu Patigi in Patigi Local Government, Kwara State, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar is dead.

    The first class monarch died on Tuesday in Abuja after a brief illness at the age of 65.

    Before his death, he was the vice chairman of the state traditional council.

    The remains of the late Umar will be interred today.

    However, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and Governor-elect AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq expressed sadness over the death of the traditional ruler.

    Alhaji Gambari said the late Etsu Patigi was an epitome of peace and symbol of unity for the Nupe speaking tribe in the state and beyond.

    He also said his death would no doubt create a wide vacuum, which would not be forgotten so soon.

    The Emir noted that the late Etsu Umar used his wealth of experience to promote the council through his numerous outstanding contributions.

    Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, described the late royal father as a man of peace, whose reign witnessed monumental growth in his domain and Kwara State.

    “Alhaji Ibrahim was an older friend and an ardent supporter. I will personally miss his advice and fatherly disposition. He was always an apostle of peace and good relationship between the various peoples and areas in our dear state. He shall be dearly missed.

    “The last time I saw him was during the electioneering campaigns, he was lively and articulate about the hopes and aspirations of the people of Patigi, in particular, and the Kwara North Senatorial District in general. As usual, one saw a traditional ruler who tirelessly canvassed the interest of his people. One never realised it was the last meeting we had that day,” Saraki stated.

    He prayed Allah to grant the soul of the departed royal father a place among the righteous ones in Aljannah Firdaus and his loved ones, the fortitude to bear the loss.

    The Minister of Information and Culture, in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by his media aide, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, condoled with the Emir of Ilorin, the government and people of Kwara, especially the Patigi people over the loss.

    He described the late emir as a man of peace, a great custodian of his people’s culture and a father to all.

    Mohammed said his wise counsel and leadership would be greatly missed, especially at this critical time in the history of Kwara State.

    Mohammed said his last meeting with the Emir, during the burial of the father of Olofa of Offa, left him with a good memory of the departed monarch.

    He prayed that God would grant the late Emir Al-Jannah Firdaus and comfort the people he left behind Governor Ahmed also condoled with the people of Patigi Emirate over the death of their monarch.

    In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, Ahmed described the demise of the monarch as a great loss and departure of one of the builders of modern Kwara.

    He said the demise of the Etsu draws the curtain on one of the most peaceful, finest and most respected traditional rulers in the state.

    Also, the governor-elect AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq described the late monarch as shocking and regretful.

    AbdulRazaq said in a statement by his media aide, Rafiu Ajakaye, that the first class monarch’s legacy of uniting his people for peace and development would be missed.

    The statement reads: “The Etsu Pategi was uncompromising about the unity, peace and development of his people and community. This legacy stood him out throughout his reign,” according to the statement on Wednesday

    AbdulRazaq condoled with the Kwara State Government, the Emir of Ilorin and the people of Kwara North on the passing of the late Etsu Pategi.

  • Deceased Kwara monarch buried

    Remains of the late Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar were on Wednesday interred in Patigi,  Patigi local government area of Kwara state.
    The burial, witnessed by dignitaries from in and outside the state, was led by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state.
    In his sermon at the occasion, the chief imam of Patigi, Sheik Musa Abdullahi, said that death is inevitable among creations of Almighty God, saying that everyone would taste death.

    Read also: Emir of Patigi’s death a great loss, says Lai Mohammed

    The cleric, who enjoined people of the area to emulate virtues of the late monarch, said that they would make his legacies last forever by continuing to love one another and live in peace and harmony.
    Sheikh Abdullahi said that the town and state would only witness progress and development in such atmosphere of peace and harmony.

  • Emir of Patigi’s death a great loss, says Lai Mohammed

    The death of the Emir of Patigi, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar is a huge shock and a monumental loss, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said.

    The minister in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, and signed by his media aide, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, condoled with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the government and people of Kwara and, in particular, the people of Patigi over the loss.

    He described the late Emir, who was the Vice Chairman of the State’s Traditional Council, as a man of peace, a great custodian of his people’s culture and a father to all, saying his wise counsel and leadership will be greatly missed, especially at this critical time in the history of Kwara State.

    Alhaji Mohammed said his last meeting with the Emir, during the burial of the father of Olofa of Offa, left him with a good memory of the departed monarch.

    He prayed that God will grant the late Emir Al-Jannah Firdaus and comfort the people he left behind.

  • Emir of Patigi is dead

    The Emir of Patigi in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar,  is dead.

    Umar reportedly died in Abuja on Tuesday night after a brief illness.

    The report of the emir’s death was contained in a message by Muritala
    Raheem, Personal Assistant to the Emir of Ilorin and the Chairman of the state’s  Council of Emirs and Obas.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that until his death, the deceased
    was the vice chairman of the state’s  traditional council.

    The remains of the first class traditional ruler would be buried on
    Wednesday in Patigi by 2pm.

    Meanwhile, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari,  has expressed shock at  the death of the emir.

    Sulu-Gambari  described  the late monarch as highly respected, adding that his demise was a colossal loss to humanity.

    The emir in his condolence message signed by the National Secretary of Shehu Alimi Foundation for Peace and Development, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona, said that Umar was a true epitome of peace and symbol of unity to the entire Nupe speaking tribes in Kwara and beyond.

    According to him, his death will no doubt create a wide vacuum which cannot be forgotten so soon.

    He further noted that late  Umar was until his death the vice chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Council and had  used his wealth of experience to promote the council through his numerous outstanding contributions.

    “I received the news of his death with rude shock. Etsu Chatta Umar was
    a peace loving monarch whose penchant for the growth and development of the emirate and state at large knows no bound. We will surely miss him.

    “I pray that Almighty Allah will forgive his shortcomings, admit him into Al-Janatul Firdaos and give the family and the entire people of Patigi Emirate Council the fortitude to bear the great loss,’’ he said. (NAN)