Tinubu In Kano To Pay Condolence Visit To Dantata’s Family
President Bola Tinubu is in Kano State, where he is paying a condolence visit to the family of late businessman Aminu Dantata, who died in June.
The plane carrying Tinubu taxied into the Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano around three in the afternoon on Friday.
He was received by an entourage including officials of the Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, government officials, among others.
On Thursday, Sunusi Bature, the spokesman to Governor Abba Yusuf, said the President would visit the North-West state to condole the Dantata family and the people of Kano State over the death of the late philanthropist.
Earlier, President Tinubu had described Dantata’s death as a loss, saying the late elder statesman touched the lives of countless Nigerians.
“With the death of Alhaji Dantata today, we lost a prominent business mogul, patriot, and elder statesman who contributed significantly to the growth and development of our nation,” the president said in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
“Alhaji Dantata will be remembered for his industry, diligence, steadfastness, and great commitment to national unity through his many business ventures and philanthropic activities that touched countless lives of Nigerians.”
The visit comes about three weeks after the business icon died at the age of 94 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
