Kano State Governor Sympathizes With Commissioner After Daughter And Siblings Pass Away

Kano State Governor Sympathizes With Commissioner After Daughter And Siblings Pass Away

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf expressed profound sorrow over a tragic fire that claimed the lives of the daughter, elder sister, and a close relative of the Commissioner for Higher Education, Yusuf Kofar-Mata…….. CONTINUE READING

In a press release issued on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Governor Yusuf described the incident as “devastating.”

“We received with shock the heartbreaking news of the fire incident that resulted in the loss of three siblings of our colleague, the Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata, at his residence in Kofar Mata quarters in Kano metropolis,” the statement read.

Governor Yusuf extended sincere condolences on behalf of the state government, executive council members, and the people of Kano State to Commissioner Kofar-Mata and his family. He offered prayers for the departed souls and urged for divine protection against such tragic events in the future.

The governor personally attended the funeral rites of the deceased family members alongside members of the state executive council and other dignitaries at Kofar Mata quarters early on Wednesday morning.