Zamfara State Governor Bello Mohammed said he received with shock the sudden death of Sagir Hamida, who was killed by unknown gunmen along the Abuja – Kaduna highway on Sunday.
The governor in a statement by his Director-General, Public Enlightenment, Media and Communication, Yusuf Idris, said the death came to him as a rude shock as the deceased was one of the promising politicians the state had produced.
He added that Sagir Hamida will be remembered for his various contributions to the political and socio-economic growth of the state, where he left a wide gap that will be difficult to fill.
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Governor Mohammed said even though death is inevitable, losing a worthy son, like Sagir Hamida is a great, painful loss; pointing out that his contributions will remain indelible in the minds of the people of the state.
The governor also extended his heartfelt condolence to the Gusau Emirate Council, his immediate family, the good people and the government of Zamfara and prayed to Allah to give them the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.
( Editor, Omor Bazuaye)
