Deji Elumoye in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari have mourned the senior Kano Emirate official and Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi who died at the ripe age of 92.

The President, in a release issued on Wednesday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, expressed grief over the passing of Alhaji Abbas Sanusi, after a protracted illness.

 President Tinubu described the deceased, who is survived by many children and grandchildren including the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano stare, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, as a strong pillar of the traditional institution, its survival and development.

The President said the services of the late Sanusi, a titleholder since 1959, would be appreciated far beyond Kano Emirate and Kano State.

He condoled with the government and people of Kano State, the Kano Emirate Council and the family of the late chief for the irreparable loss.

President Tinubu prayed to Allah to admit the Galadima in Jannatul Firdaus and comfort the family.

On his part, former President Buhari said he received with sadness, the news of the death of Alhaji  Sanusi.

Reacting to the news of the death, the ex- president said “Kano, indeed the nation has lost a stabilizer and a moderating voice in the rapidly transforming society that Kano is.

“The Galadima was the effective link between the past and the present; an embodiment of institutional memory and traditions who was key to the governance and the administration of the royal palace. Abbas Sanusi is irreplaceable. May his soul rest in peace.”

The former president condoled with the family of the deceased, the Kano Emirate Council and the government, and the people of the state.

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