The Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has said the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari has left a huge vacuum that would be difficult to fill.
He said the death of Buhari was a monumental loss to Nigeria.
In a condolence message to President Bola Tinubu, the people and government of Katsina State, and Buhari’s immediate family members over the loss, the royal father joined other Nigerians in describing the deceased as a very honest person with impeccable integrity.
According to Etsu Nupe, Buhari was a hero whose sense of patriotism was unparalleled in Nigerian history.
Abubakar said that Buhari lived a life of absolute piety, humility and unwavering commitment to the cause of Nigeria.
Abubakar also described the former president as an extremely humble, God-fearing, and dedicated elder statesman whose love for Nigeria and its citizens, especially the masses, was uncommon.
He further said that Buhari was a core nationalist whose incorruptibility was uncommon in the history of Nigeria.
Abubakar said, “The death of the former statesman and president has left a wide vacuum that would be too difficult to fill.”
The Etsu Nupe described Buhari’s death as a great loss to the nation and praised him as a committed technocrat and patriotic administrator.
He prayed that the Almighty Allah would grant him Aljannah Firdausi and give his family and the nation the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.
