Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday
described a former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, as a statesman
whose impact was felt in many areas of national life during his active days.
Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, stated that late Dasuki helped in
reforming local government administration in the country and the organization
of Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. He also played key roles in the area of
achieving religious harmony during his days as Secretary General of the
Jaamatul Nasir Islam (JNI) Society.
The Senate President commiserated with Hon. Abdulsama
Dasuki, a son of the the deceased who is currently a member of the 8th House of
Representatives, other members of the immediate family of the late ex-Sultan,
the government and people of Sokoto State, the Muslim Ummah and the entire
nation over the demise of the late Dasuki.
He described the late ex-Sultan as a peace loving gentleman
who worked for the welfare of his people even as he lauded his immense
contribution to nation building. Saraki said: "It is noteworthy that
during his beneficial lifetime, late Dasuki left his mark as an astute
administrator, diplomat, Islamic scholar, educationist and played a pivotal
role in unifying the Muslim Ummah through the reorganization of Jama’atu Nasril
Islam and the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs(NSCIA). He will be
sorely missed."
While praying to Allah to grant the departed soul a place in
Aljanah firdaus, he urged his immediate family and his admirers to be consoled
by the worthy virtues of the late elder statesman.
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