By Shamsiyya Mohammed Hassan
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has expressed his sympathy to Dr. Mahmoud Mariya, the Minister of State for FCT, following the death of her father, Alhaji Sani Baban Koko, at the age of 74. In a statement released Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike offered prayers for the departed.
“My heart went out to you when I heard of the death of your beloved father, Alhaji Sani Baban Koko,” Wike said.
“I may not have been opportune to meet Alhaji Sani Baban Koko when he was alive, but it is commonly said that by the quality of a product, one can judge the character of the manufacturer.”
Praising the late patriarch, Wike added, “Going by the personality of Dr. Mahmoud Mariya, who is one of his children, I can conclude that Baba was a good man.”
Acknowledging the pain of loss, the FCT Minister urged the grieving family to take solace in the inevitability of death.
“Though the death of a beloved father can be painful, especially at the age of 74 that Baba died, the entire Baban Koko family should be consoled by the fact that death is the end of all mortals and it must come when it comes.”
He concluded with a prayer: “It is therefore my prayer that Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) in His infinite mercies will grant the deceased Aljana Firdaus, and give you the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”
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