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| L-R: Kwara State APC Chairman Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa; House of Representatives member AbdulRaheem Olawuyi; Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello; and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq during a condolence visit of Bello to his Kwara's counterpart over the death of Alhaji AGF AbdulRazaq SAN at Presidential Lodge Ilorin on Tuesday |
The late AGF AbdulRazaq was a great statesman who led an exemplary life and was pivotal in the development of the northern region, Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello said on Tuesday as he led the state delegation on a condolence visit to his Kwara State counterpart AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Bello said the late AGF would be remembered for his various roles in the creation of the old Kwara State from which a large section of Kogi State was excised in 1991.
“I received the demise of our father AGF with shock and we have therefore come to commiserate with Your Excellency and your family….We pray to Almighty Allah to forgive him and grant him al-jannah,” the Governor said during the visit.
The Governor, who stressed the special relationship between Kwara and Kogi, was accompanied by senior cabinet officials and leadership and members of the Kogi State House of Assembly.
“I came here on behalf of my family, people and government of Kogi State to condole my brother the Executive Governor of Kwara State, the family, the government and people of Kwara State for the loss of our father baba AGF Abdul-Razaq,” Bello said.
“Baba lived a fulfilled life, exemplary life worthy of emulation. He has left us rather fulfilled instead of mourning. Whoever lived that kind of glorious life, we should rather celebrate him. However, in as much as we would have loved to keep him, Almighty Allah loves him more. May God Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and and grant him Aljanah Firdaus.
“Remember Kwara State is our parent. Kwara State gave birth to parts of the Kogi State today and we still feel that attachment. The Executive Governor takes me as his brother and we are very close as governors. The lost of his father is my personal loss too just like the lost of my mother was his personal loss.”
The condolence visit was attended by Kwara APC Chairman Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa and House of Representatives member Raheem Olawuyi (Ajulo-Opin), among others, who both commended the Kogi Governor for the visit.
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| Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello signing the condolence register while the Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and House of representatives member Abdulraheem Olawuyi watched at Presidential Lodge Ilorin on Tuesday |
“We are very grateful to Your Excellency the Governor of Kogi State for this visit to commiserate with the people and government of Kwara state on the death of a founding father of the state AGF AbdulRazaq,” Bolarinwa said, praying Allah to grant them journey mercies back to Lokoja.
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