From Maiharaji Altine Gusau
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu this Friday was in Sokoto to condole with his Sokoto State counterpart, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal over the death of his elder brother, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello, Wazirin Tambuwal, (the Vizier of Tambuwal).
This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to Governor Atiku Bagudu on Media, Malam Yahya Sarki and made available to newsmen on Friday.
Acccording to the statement, the Progressives Governors’Forum Chairman was accompanied by the immediate past governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Usman Nasamu Dakingari.
Bagudu prayed Allah to grant the deceased Aljannah Firdausi and his family the courage to bear the irreparable loss .
He described the demise of the late octogenarian, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello, Wazirin Tambuwal as a big loss not only to Sokoto State but Nigeria as a whole .
Responding, the Sokoto State Governor , Aminu Waziri Tambuwal thanked the governor for the condolence visit and prayed Allah to reward him abundantly.
Late Alhaji Muhammadu Bello, Wazirin Tambuwal, (the Vizier of Tambuwal) died on Tuesday.
In a related development ,Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu was in Katsina State earlier today to condole with Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, a prominent businessman over the death of his mother, Hajiya Murja Mangal .
Late Hajiya Murja Mangal died on Thursday night after a brief illness. She was eighty five years old.