President Buhari Expresses Grief Over Emir Of Zazzau’s Passage
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the passage of Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris.
In a condolence message signed by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity and addressed to governor Nasir El-Rufai and people of Kaduna State, President Buhari described the deceased monarch as a true promoter of unity and peacefully coexistence of and Nigerians.
“With the passing of Alhaji Shehu Idris, Nigeria has lost one of its longest reigning traditional monarchs whose contributions to the promotion of unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians cannot be forgotten for years to come.”
“The Emir of Zazzau who ascended to the throne in 1975, had used his long reign to serve his people with dedication and identified with their aspirations at all times”, the President’s message read in part.
President Buhari also called on the Almighty Allah to forgive the late Emir and grant his family and people of Zaria – his domain – the fortitude to bear the loss.
