Saraki Mourns Borno Deputy Governor, Zannah Umar Mustapha
Senate President, Dr Abubakar
Bukola Saraki, on Saturday, received with shock the news of the death of
the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha.
Saraki in
a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, in Abuja, said it was
difficult to believe the information that a man he met in Borno about a week
ago during his tour of some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in
Maiduguri could have left this world so soon.
Saraki
said: “When I met Umar Mustapha in Maiduguri, he was so full of life that it
could not have crossed ones imagination that we were meeting for the last time.
“He came
across to me as a complete gentleman who was doing all in his power to assist
his principal, Governor Kashim Shettima not only to defeat insurgency in the
zone, but to bring succour to the entire people of Borno State, especially
those adversely affected by the insurgency.
“It is a
pity that today he is not going to witness the imminent end of the mindless
bloodletting and destruction of property being visited on a peaceful and
hospitable people in the north-east zone of the country.
“We can
only take solace in the fact that he lived a good life and died in the service
of his people. He was a complete gentleman and a devoted servant-leader. May
Almighty Allah grant him a place among the righteous ones in Aljannah Firdaus”,
Saraki stated.
The
Senate President, however, commiserated with the immediate family of the
deceased, the Governor and people of Borno State and prayed to God to grant
them the fortitude to bear the sad incident.
He added: “Only the complete and total eradication of insurgency from every
part of the north-east and other affected parts of the country can serve as a
befitting tribute to this great Nigerian who has departed so soon.”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has also expressed
deep shock and sadness at the sudden death of Mustapha.
The Deputy Governor reportedly died in
Yola, capital of the neighbouring Adamawa State, while on an official duty.
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