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Former President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the passing of Prof Nuhu Yaqub, the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja. Prof Yaqub, who was also the Vice Chancellor of the Sokoto State University died at the age of 74 on Saturday. In a statement issued on Saturday by Garba Shehu, his spokesperson, Buhari described the
Former President Buhari mourns late Prof Nuhu Yaqub
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the passing of Prof Nuhu Yaqub, the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja.
Prof Yaqub, who was also the Vice Chancellor of the Sokoto State University died at the age of 74 on Saturday.
In a statement issued on Saturday by Garba Shehu, his spokesperson, Buhari described the deceased as a “towering intellectual giant”.
“Former President Muhammadu Buhari joins family, friends, and the nation in mourning the death of a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Nuhu Omeiza Yaqub, OFR, describing him as a towering intellectual giant,” the statement explained.
In a tribute to the Professor of political science who had also been the pioneer vice chancellor of the Sokoto State University, the former President said Professor Yaqub had left an indelible mark on the nation’s intellectual landscape through his works in teaching and research.
The former President stated that he has known Yaqub for many years as a towering scholar whose knowledge, passion, and insights on public policy were taken very seriously by serious administrators.
He added that the deceased was a scholar par excellence and prayed that may Allah grant him Aljannah.
Former President Buhari mourns late Prof Nuhu Yaqub
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