Former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and others were amongst top political figures who have commiserated with the federal government over the loss of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari.
Mr Kyari died on Friday from Coronavirus complications.
He had since been buried according to Islamic rites.
Chief Obasanjo in a condolence letter written to President Buhari wrote, “his death must be a solemn reminder to all that COVID-19 requires all hands on deck soberly, cooperatively, humanly, humanely, justly, equitably, fairly, consolidatedly and comprehensively to be able to fight it successfully and to get all Nigerians back to good health and healthy economy.
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Mr Jonathan described Mr Kyari’s death as a great loss to the federal government, and condoled with President Buhari in a short message via his official twitter handle.
He wrote: “I condole with His Excellency, President Buhari, the Kyari family and all sympathisers on the demise of Mallam Abba Kyari who until his death was the Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria. May Allah grant him Al Jannah Firdaus & strengthen his family & friends during this moment of grief.”
Also on his twitter handle, Mr Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate and Mr Buhari’s main challenger in 2019 wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. I am saddened by the death of Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. “May Allah SWT comfort his family, forgive his sins and grant him AlJannah Firdaus. Ameen”.
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader and former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu also in his message available on his Twitter handle wrote, “I’m deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Malam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to the President. He was an extremely able, loyal and talented man who dedicated his considerable skills to the success of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari”.
Mr Ovie Omo-Agege, the deputy senate president described the passing of the late officials as a rude shock.
“Nigerians must pray for President Muhammadu Buhari for divine help in charting the way forward”, he wrote on his handle.
Former deputy senate president, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, expressed sadness over Mr Kyari’s demise.
In a statement by his media adviser, Uche Anichukwu, he said, “I am deeply saddened by the news of the passing of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari.
“It is a heavy loss to The Presidency and the nation, which he gave his all.”
Religious and traditional leaders, including, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi have also extolled the virtues of Mr Kyari, who contracted the fatal virus while on a national assignment in Germany for Nigeria’s power infrastructure.
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