Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as a huge shock and a monumental loss the death of the Emir of Patigi, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar.
In a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister condoled
with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the government
and people of Kwara State and, in particular, the people of Patigi over the
loss.
He described the late Emir, who was the Vice Chairman of the State’s
Traditional Council, as a man of peace, a great custodian of his
people’s culture and a father to all, saying his wise counsel and
leadership will be greatly missed, especially at this critical time in
the history of Kwara State.
Mohammed said his last meeting with the Emir, during the burial
of the father of Olofa of Offa, left him with a good memory of the
departed monarch.
He prayed that God will grant the late Emir Al-Jannah Firdaus and
comfort the people he left behind.
