Atiku, Saraki, Lai Mohammed Mourn Emir Of Patigi

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has mourned the death of the Emir of Patigi in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Ibrahim Umar.

The former PDP presidential candidate also commiserated with the people of Patigi over the death of their Royal Father.

Concise News reports that the Emir of Patigi died in Abuja on Tuesday night after a brief illness.

The report of the emir’s death was contained in a statement by Muritala Raheem, Personal Assistant to the Emir of Ilorin who chairs the State Council of Emirs and Obas.

Atiku prayed that God grants the people of the local government and the state the fortitude to bear the loss.

“My condolences to the people of Patigi Emirate and the entire Kwara State Traditional Council.

“My prayer is that Allah SWT eases the burden of loss on the bereaved family and grant the late Emir Ibrahim Umar into Aljannah Firdaus.” Atiku wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.

Also reacting, Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, expressed sadness over the death of a foremost traditional ruler in Kwara State, the Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Umar Chatta Ibrahim.

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

“Alhaji Umar Chatta Ibrahim was an older friend and an ardent supporter. I will personally miss his advise 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 said.

Saraki commiserated with the immediate family of the deceased, Patigi community, the Etsu in Council, Kwara State Traditional Council and the people and government of Kwara State over the irreparable loss.

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

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

Mohammed made this known In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Segun Adeyemi in Abuja on Wednesday.

The Minister 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.

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.