Kano State Gov, Abdullahi Ganduje
By Muhammad Salisu
Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has condoled with the family and the Nation over the death of Former Governor of Kaduna state Late Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa who passed away today (Wednesday).
The governor said, "We received with all shocks and unbelieving sadness, the death of the former second republic Governor of the old Kaduna state, Malam Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, who passed away when Nigeria needed him the most."
Words of the Kano state governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as he received the sad story of the death of the former governor of the old Kaduna state, Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Kano by his Chief Press Secretary Malam Abba Anwar.
According to the statement, Governor Ganduje expressed that, Nigerian democracy was moulded by the likes of the former governor of Kaduna state, Malam Balarabe Musa, adding that, "Not only Nigerian democracy, Africa's transition to democracy in the last decades, benefited immensely from Balarabe Musa's indepth concern for the downtrodden ones."
"The late governor's unparalleled concern for the welfare of the "Talakawas" (poor people), placed him above many politicians in the country, insisting that, "...the indelible marks he left behind during his reign as a governor were enough reasons to explain his genuine love for the people," Ganduje stressed.
"On behalf of the government and good people of Kano state, I am extending our heartfelt condolence to his family, government of Kaduna state, his friends, and well wishers and pray that, May Allah forgive all his mistakes and reward all his good deeds," he stated.
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