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Late Malam Abba Kyari.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has expressed sadness on the passing away of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Also, the former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori also expressed his condolences in a letter to the wife of the late Chief of Staff, Mrs.Kulu Abba Kyari.

Governor who said he was pained by the fact that the chief of Staff to the president died of the COVID-19, said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika today, Saturday, April 18, 2020 in Asaba, that Kyari’s death was a huge loss to the Presidency and the entire nation, considering his strategic role in the current administration.

He commiserated with the family, President Buhari and the entire Presidency, and urged them to be consoled by the legacies of integrity and capacity exhibited by the elder statesman felled by the dreaded virus.

Okowa assured the President and the entire Kyari family of the support and prayers of his family, Delta Government and people of the state at this trying period.

“It is with great sadness that I, my family, the government and people of Delta commiserate with Mr President, the Kyari family and the entire Presidency on the passing away of octogenarian elder statesman, Mallam Abba Kyari.

“His death remains a great loss not just to his family and President Buhari’s administration, given his coordinating responsibilities to the President.

“Indeed, the late Abba Kyari was very supportive of the President and I can only imagine the grief and sorrow that has befallen our dear President on this loss.

“Mallam Kyari will be sorely missed by the Presidency and all those whose lives he had touched in several positive ways.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, President Buhari and entire Presidency that the soul of the deceased repose peacefully and the family given the fortitude to bear his demise,” he said.
Chief Ibori in a statement by his Media Assistant, Tony Eluemunor, entitled “Condolence letter on Abba Kyari,” the former governor stated as follows:
“Dear Mrs. Kulu Abba Kyari,
“It is with great shock that I received the news, in the early hours of this morning, of the passing of your husband, my brother and friend, Alhaji Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the President.

“Though I knew about his bout with Covid-19 infection, I had expected him to pull through because he was remarkably strong-willed, and the entire nation was praying for him. But on Friday 17th April, he went the way of all mortals.

“Those of us that knew your husband from his days in Lagos can testify to his humane nature. He was very unassuming, loyal and dependable to a fault and he remained totally God-fearing. This aspect of him has been on public display; no Chief of Staff anywhere has shown as much loyalty and commitment as he showed to President Mohammadu Buhari. History will be kind to him for he helped greatly in directing the affairs of the nation for the past five years.

“Though those who saw him only from a distance may not know it, he never believed in the acquisition of material things of this world. He was incorruptible and lived his life in the mould of the typical Mallam.

“ Please find succour in the fact that Alhaji Abba Kyari lived a life of service to others and rose to a most enviable position in the country.

Please, on behalf of the children, accept my condolences. As a devout Moslem, I know you will take solace in the fact that from Allah we all came and to Him we shall all return. Death is a price we all owe; Alhaji Abba Kyari has just paid his own. May Allah grant him eternal rest.”