Obasanjo, Ooni mourn Abba Kyari
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written the Nigerian Government over the loss of Chief of Staff of President Mohammed Buhari, Abba Kyari who died of coronavirus early Saturday.
Penpushing reports that, Obasanjo in a letter forwarded to the presidency wrote, ‘I received the news of the demise of Alhaji Abba Kyari, your Chief of Staff, over Friday night, with great sadness, as he lost the battle against the dreadful killer disease, COVID-19’.
‘Abba Kyari’s death must be painful to you and to his family and friends, but you can all take solace in the fact that he died in harness, in the service of his country’, Obasanjo further stated in the letter.
The former President, while praying that God will give Buhari and Abba Kyari’s family and friends the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, noted that the demise of Kyari should be a solemn reminder for all that coronavirius requires all hands to be on deck to jointly fight the ravaging pandemic
‘His death must be a solemn reminder to all of us that COVID-19 requires all hands on deck soberly, cooperatively, humanly, humanely, justly, equitably, fairly, consolidatedly and comprehensively to be able to fight it successfully and to get all Nigerians back to good health and healthy economy’
Penpushing further reports that ,in similar vein, the Ooni of Ife .Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has described the death of the chief of staff as an unfortunate surprise, describing the deceased as a coolheaded fine gentleman and great respecter of traditional institutions who had until his death handled his position as a public servant with dignity and dedication arising from his fervent belief in and his incorruptible patriotism to the Nigerian project.
“Late Abba Kyari was a detribalized Nigerian and coolheaded fine gentleman who had treated traditional institutions with love and respect and who had until his death undoubtedly dignified public service as Chief of Staff with dignity and dedication motivated by his fervent belief in and incorruptible patriotism to the Nigerian project”.
The monarch urged Nigerians to take the ongoing fight against the global coronavirus pandemic more seriously, saying the virus is a ruthless enemy of humanity that must be collectively defeated.
Penpushing also reports that, the royal father prayed for the souls of the thousands of victims around already killed by COVID-19 around the world and charged the Nigerian citizens to keep the rules and regulations already set by the government as measures to combat the pandemic.
Meanwhile, palace source said that Ooni immediately after the news was confirmed, made a phone communication to the wife and children of the late Chief of Staff in which he prayed for the gentle soul of the deceased and the fortitude for the family to bear the irreparable loss”..
