President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late Bashir Tofa as a true nationalist that would be difficult to replace.
The President in a tribute to the deceased said he was till the end, a patriot to the core who envisaged a better Nigeria for all.
The President prays that this dream and collective aspiration and necessary commitment will not go with him adding that Nigeria owe it to his memory and to the nation.
The President in a statement issued by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu on Monday said late Tofa was noted for his untiring commitment to public enlightenment and was unafraid to speak the truth all the time that he lived.
Late Tofa set up the Bureau for Islamic Propagation, BIP in the mid-80s that helped to unite Muslim Scholars in the Northern States, narrowing the differences that characterized their relationships, The BIP also published books and newspapers.
President Buhari prayed to Allah to repose his soul and grant the family and friends of the bereaved family, the Kano Emirate Council as well as the government and people of Kano State to bear the loss.
Meanwhile, the President has dispatched a delegation to Kano with a condolence letter to the State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
The team is made up of the Ministers of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (Rtd) and Water Resources, Engineer Sulaiman Adamu accompanied by the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Garba Shehu and the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
