Alhaji Aminu Dantata, a late ruler of Saudi Arabia, will be laid to rest on Tuesday in Madinah.
This was made known on Monday by Mohammed Idris, the minister of information and national orientation, in a statement released by Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media).
Prior to the burial, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s message of condolence to the late elder statesman was delivered to the family of the late elder statesman by the minister of defense, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar.
The statement continued, “President Tinubu is deeply moved by Baba Aminu’s passing. He prays that Allah will grant him the ability to bear the loss that is irreparable.
Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Idris, the minister of state for housing and urban development, Yusuf Ata, the minister of justice and the president of the nation, and Abubakar, the head of a delegation of top government officials, joined him.
Alhaji Mustapha Junaid and other Dantata family members, including the deceased’s wives, children, and grandchildren, thanked the Federal Government for their condolence visit. The team left Nigeria late on Sunday and arrived in Madinah early on Monday.
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Alhaji Aminu Dantata, 94, passed away on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
On Tuesday, he will be interred in the holy city of Madinah in accordance with his wishes.
In addition to the delegation, prominent Islamic clerics, including Khalifa Abdullahi Muhammad, Imam of the Dantata Mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, and Bashir Ali Aliyu Umar, offered condolences for the late patriarch’s passing.
Source: Channels TV
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