The Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf has condoled with his Deputy, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo over the passing away of his elder brother, Sani Abdullahi Gwarzo.
Sani Abdullahi, a retired Zonal Education Director died at the age 73 in the early hours of Wednesday after a protracted illness.
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This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Yusuf, Sanusi DawakinTofa, a copy of which was made available to The Punch on Thursday.
According to the statement, Governor Yusuf who joined hundreds of Muslim faithful at funeral rites held in Gwarzo town, Kano State, sought for Allah’s rahma to the departed soul.
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The governor also condoled with the family of the Deputy Governor on the irreparable loss of late Malam Sani Abdullahi Gwarzo.
“We pray for Allah Subbahahu wa Ta’ala to repose of the soul of late Malam Sani at the best part of Jannatul Firdausy,” prayed the Governor.
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Among his children is Abdulsalam Sani, who currently serves as the Senior Special Assistant Domestic to the Deputy Governor.
The late Deputy Governor’s elder brother was buried around 2 pm on Wednesday according to Islamic rites at Kofar Yamma quarters in Gwarzo LGA, Kano.
