President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday thanked the many callers who condoled with him, the Kyari family and the nation, following the death of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari.
The President made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Monday.
The President expressed appreciation for their letters of condolence, adherence to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines to prevent the spread of Coronavirus pandemic, including maintaining social distancing and staying at home, even as they mourned the deceased.
Shehu listed those who lately sent condolence messages or telephoned to include the Executive Secretariat of the Sahel-Saharan States, CENSAD and its Executive Secretary, Amb. Ibrahim Abani and the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan.
Others are the Emir of Bauchi, Dr. Rilwan Sulaiman Adamu, two former Ministers, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi and retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan Ali and an APC leader, Chief Yohanna Dyalop from Plateau State.
The President also received messages from Dr. Kabir Usman Kabo, the Director-General, International Centre for Islamic Culture and Education, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, Chairman, Max Airliners, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Sarina, President and CEO of Azman Air.
The Wazirin Dutse, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, the Executive Secretary of the Great Green Wall, Dr. Bukar Hassan as well as the Secretariat of the Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria also sent their condolence messages to the President.
