Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Emir and people of Patigi Emirate and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the death of Assemblymember Ahmed Saidu Rufai.
Mr Rufai died on Monday at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.
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Speaking through a statement by his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Tuesday, Governor AbdulRazaq said: “The death of Hon. Rufai is shocking and devastating. We pray Almighty Allah to forgive and repose his soul in Al-jannah. The departed gentleman was a peace loving Kwaran and a strong advocate for the development of his community,”
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“We commiserate with the Emir of Patigi, the entire people of Patigi Constituency, the Rt. Hon Speaker and all the members of the 9th Assembly, and indeed the immediate family of the lawmaker on this sad event.”
Rufai has been buried according to Islamic rites.
