Yahaya Bello Laments Deep Sense of Loss
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has commiserated with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, over the death of his son, Jide.
This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Mrs. Petra Akinti Onyegbule, of which a copy was made available to THISDAY.
According to the statement, “The governor is extremely saddened by the news of the loss of a son of a reputable leader of our great party. He therefore offers his condolences with a deep sense of loss and profound regrets of losing a prominent and promising young man.
“Governor Bello sends his heartfelt sympathies and support to the leader and his family in this tough time, and prays that the Almighty Allah to give his family the strength it needs at this time of demoralisation.
“This death is devastating because the loss of a son can never be compared to any other loss, as the vacuum cannot be filled by anyone.
“However, I offer my deepest condolences to the whole family and pray to God to strengthen them to cope with the great loss and be able to pass through this difficult time.
“Death is inevitable, and it is a mandatory end and common denominator for all the living either old or young, I, therefore, enjoin the APC national leader to absolutely submit to the total will of God.”
Governor implored Tinubu to gather all the strength to sail through this trying time and give rest to the departed soul by getting on with life as he prayed God to accept his soul and grant him eternal rest.
“Our prayers are with you and the entire family. Our God will heal the wound and fill the void which the unfortunate incidence has created.” Another chieftain of the party, Dr. Olusegun Osinkolu, urged Tinubu to take comfort in the sense that the deceased lived a good and fulfilled life as a thorough-bred professional and patriotic Nigerian.
According to him, “Jide was a young man who was a role model to the young generation striving for greatness. Though, his life was cut in his prime, in spite of this, he lived a life that worth being celebrated.
“I pray that the Almighty God will grant him eternal rest and give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”
Also, Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bamidele Faparusi, described Tinubu son’s death as very devastating, praying to God to give the family the strength to absorb the sudden shock which the death must have brought to the family.
Faparusi, a governorship aspirant, said it was a national calamity for any country to lose such a brilliant and radiant young man, who could be aptly describe as an all-round professional and achiever. Tinubu the fortitude to bear the sad loss.