Kwankwaso, Hayatu, others pay tributes to Emir of Kano

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano

Notable Nigerians have continued to pay tributes to the late revered Emir of Kano monarch, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero who died in his sleep in the early hours of Friday 6 June in his Palace in Kano, northwest Nigeria.

Kano state Governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso praised the late Emir Ado Bayero describing him as peaceful, accommodating and highly religious.

Kwankwaso said the death of Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero was a great loss not only to the people of the state, but to the nation and beyond.

Kwankwaso spoke to journalists immediately after he paid a condolence visit to the Emir Palace.

He was received by Wambai Kano who is also the Senior Councilor of the Emirate, Alhaji Abbas Sunusi.

The Kano number one citizen said the vacuum created by the death could hardly be filled considering the vast experience of the late Emir Ado Bayero who worked with 17 governors in the state as well as worked as an ambassador of Nigeria.

“The Emir has been on the throne for over 50 years, in these years he has seen so much, right from the days of first governor of Kano state, Late Audu Bako, the late Emir was already on throne up to this Friday,” Kwankwaso said.

He extended his condolence message to the family of the late Emir, the emirate council, associates and people of the state for the unavoidable death of Late Ado Bayero.

He prayed that God Almighty gave the family the courage to bear the loss, to compensate the Emir with the highest paradise.

The governor also condoled with the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar over the death of the Emir at Nassarawa Annex Palace where the Late Ado Bayero was buried.

Senate Chief Whip, Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo described the death of the emir as a monumental loss to the country. “He was an easy going Emir who encouraged the worship of God through numerous Islamic religious engagements that he spearheaded in his life time.”

Gwarzo noted that Bayero died when his wisdom was needed to achieve peace and stability in the country, just as he condoled with the family and prayed God to give them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

All Progressive Congress chieftain in Bauchi state, Malam Ali Wakili described the demise of Emir Ado Bayero as the end of an era.

“The death of Alhaji Ado Bayero is a big blow not only to Kano but to the northern Nigeria and the nation. The late Emir was a First Class traditional ruler, he was a bastion of unity and a beacon of the northern identity.”

Wakili, a retired Customs officer who also holds the title of Fagachin Bauchi further extolled the life and times of the departed monarch. “The late Emir Bayero was a classic and shining example of the Sokoto Caliphate in terms of its ideals, most especially, promoting the virtues of justice.