Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday attended the funeral of retired Major Salisu Musa Gulu, the All Progressives Congress candidate for Tofa/Rimin Gado State Constituency in the 2023 general election.
Gulu, 64, died in the early hours of Wednesday at a hospital in Kano metropolis following a brief illness.
The governor was represented at the funeral by his deputy, Murtala Sule Garo, who conveyed Yusuf’s condolences to the bereaved family and associates.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by Lurwanu Idris Malikawa Garu, Public Relations Officer, Office of the Deputy Governor, Kano State.
According to the statement, the funeral prayer was held at the residence of the Gulu Village Head before the deceased was buried at Gulu Cemetery in Rimin Gado Local Government Area in accordance with Islamic rites.
Garo described the death as a significant loss to those who knew and worked with the deceased.
He also prayed for Allah to forgive Gulu’s shortcomings, grant him Aljannatul Firdaus and give his family the strength to bear the loss.
The deceased is survived by one wife, four children and other relatives.
The Deputy Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Muhammad Bello Butu-Butu, attended the funeral alongside senior government officials, family members and other sympathisers.
