Buhari reacts to the death of Sheikh Isyaku Rabiu
NEWS DIGEST – President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Kano State Islamic scholar and billionaire businessman, Sheikh Isyaku Rabiu, as a colossal loss to the field of learning and the business sector.
The President stated this in a condolence message issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Wednesday.
The President said: “No tribute can do justice to the amazing virtues of Isyaku Rabiu in view of his vast contributions to scholarship, industrial investments and development in the country.
“The late Rabiu had the remarkable qualities of combining scholarship and vast business investments that created job opportunities for hundreds of people.’’
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Buhari noted that the deceased attained success through honest labour and resourcefulness which helped him achieve fame in life.
‘’Such virtues are not common in the context of today’s realities where many resort to some other means to gain success,” Buhari said.
The President urged the children of the deceased to build on the remarkable legacy of their father, adding that the best honour they could do to him was to live by his good examples.
Buhari, who condoled the family, the government and the people of Kano state over the great loss, prayed Allah to bless and forgive the soul of the deceased.
Rabiu, a Nigerian businessman and Islamic scholar died on Tuesday in a London Hospital at 90 years. (NAN)
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