Passage
Lai Mohammed, the minister of Information and Culture, has described as a huge shock and a monumental loss the death of Ibrahim Chatta Umar, the Emir of Patigi.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, March 20 the minister condoled with Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin, the government and people of Kwara and, in particular, the people of Patigi over the loss.
He described the late Emir, who was the vice chairman of the state’s Traditional Council, as a man of peace, a great custodian of his people’s culture and a father to all, saying his wise counsel and leadership will be greatly missed, especially at this critical time in the history of Kwara State.
Mohammed said his last meeting with the Emir, during the burial of the father of Olofa of Offa, left him with a good memory of the departed monarch.
He prayed that God will grant the late Emir Al-Jannah Firdaus and comfort the people he left behind.
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