Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has appealed for peace in Kano and urged the burial of political differences.
Shettima made the call while paying a condolence visit to the family of Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi, who died two weeks ago.
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This was contained in a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Kano State Governor, Mustapha Muhammad on Saturday.
“Please and please I plead with you not to allow politics to divide you, you should be united,” Vice President Kashim Shattima stated at the deceased residence.
“Kano is the heart of the north and I am from the North”, he added, praying that, “May Allah bring unity among us”.
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In his welcome address, Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf thanked the Vice President on behalf of the government and people of Kano State for the visit.
“We thank you so much for coming to commiserate with us over the death of our father, grandfather. We pray for Almighty Allah to take you back home safely.” Gov. Yusuf was quoted as saying.
A family representative of the late Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Sunusi Abbas, expressed gratitude to the Vice President for the condolence visit and prayed for unity among Kano’s political leaders.
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“We keep praying, may the demise of Galadiman Kano become an avenue for unity among the political leaders in Kano”.
“We saw every representative of the political parties. We are grateful to the governor who was here at the funeral and came back to condole us again, now he is here with the Vice President, we are grateful”.
