Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Friday attended the funeral prayer of the wife of Hon. Shehu Garu, Hajiya Zulaihat Salisu who passed away on Thursday in Abuja.
The funeral prayer was held at the Jumu’at Mosque, Badawa Layout, Kano, after which the deceased was laid to rest at Tarauni Cemetery.
Following the funeral prayer, Governor Abba Kabir offered his condolences to Hon. Shehu Garu and members of his family, praying Almighty Allah to forgive the deceased, grant her eternal rest and admit her into Aljannatul Firdaus.
The Governor also extended his heartfelt condolences to the families, relatives and associates of several prominent Kano indigenes who passed away in recent days.
Among the deceased are Alhaji Ismail Mukhtar, popularly known as Mai Biscuit; Hajiya Asabe Aishatu Abdullahi, elder sister of former Kano State Governor, Senator Malam Ibrahim Shekarau; Hajiya Mairo Halliru, DAGS, Ministry of Women Affairs; and Alhaji Yusuf Alhassan, father of the Chairman of the Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
Others include the late District Head of Takai; Uban Doman Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaya; Alhaji Lawan Hassan Atana of First Bank; Major Salisu Musa Gulu (Rtd.); Alhaji Wada Daho, Permanent Commissioner I, Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB); and Alhaji Ya’u Beza Rano.
The Governor also condoled with the families of Alhaji Shehu Usman, Acting Chairman of Kano PRO-PA; Hajiya Habiba Garba Yan Dalla; Alhaji Ibrahim Mai Lafiya Sanka; and Hajiya Binta Ibrahim, mother of a former Chairman of the Kano State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Governor Yusuf prayed to Almighty Allah to forgive the shortcomings of all the deceased, have mercy on their souls and grant them Aljannatul Firdaus.
He further prayed for Allah to grant their bereaved families, relatives, friends and associates the strength, patience and fortitude to bear the irreparable losses.
The Governor acknowledged the contributions of the deceased to their respective families, communities and the development of Kano State, while urging their loved ones to take solace in the will of Almighty Allah.
