- President Muhammadu Buhari mourns the passing of foremost northern leader, Alhaji Maitama Sule
- The president in a letter of condolence described Alhaji Sule's death as a heavy loss
- The former Nigerian minister, Alhaji Sule reportedly died this morning in a Cairo Hospital in Egypt
Nigeria's
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a letter of condolence to Governor
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state over the death of elder statesman,
Alhaji (Dr) Yusuf Maitama Sule.
NAIJ.com
gathered that the letter which was signed personally by the president
expressed profound shock over the death of Alhaji Sule, describing his
passing as a "heavy loss."
The senior
special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu,
on Monday, July 3, said the letter will be delivered by the federal
government delegation to the burial as constituted by the Acting
President.
Read the letter below:
"I have heard this morning, the death of the venerable Alhaji Maitama Sule, Dan Masanin