Abbah Kyari: A loyal Officer – Ekiti APC Chair. Put Nigerian Hospital In Order – Eleka Tells Buhari
By Gani Salau
Nigerians woke up yesterday to hear the shocking news of the death of the former Chief of Staff to the president, Mallam Abbah Kyari who had initially been tested positive to the deadly virus ravaging the world otherwise known as COVID 19 pandemic.
In a release made available at the early hours of Saturday by the Special Adviser, media to the president, Femi Adesina broke the demise of the Bornu Born legal practitioner and politician.
Late Abbah Kyari about two weeks ago after returning back to the country from Germany tested positive of the corona virus and was flown from Abuja to an undisclosed hospital in Lagos for isolation.
Though, since he had been quarantined, speculations were rife that there might be no hope in sight as his health status was kept away from the public.
Nigerians have been reacting to the death of the super chief of staff who was seen by a section of the country as the defacto president. The APC chairman in Ekiti state in a press release made available to the press today through the state PRO, Ade Ajayi expresses shock on the demise of the late Chief of staff to the president, Abbah Kyari and commiserates his family, president Muhammad Buhari and the country over the irreplaceable loss. Ajayi describes Kyari as “a loyal and dedicated party man which will be forever missed”. He prays for the repose of the departed and urges the family and the nation to take heart.
Meanwhile, the former Deputy Governor of Ekiti state, Professor Olusola Eleka in a telephone conversation sympathized with the Kyari family and the presidency over his demise and prayed God to give them the needed strength to bear the loss. Eleka is of the opinion that there’s need for government at various levels to put our hospitals in proper shape. He opines “Everybody should continue to do good and it is unfortunate that our health facilities locally can be like this and it should be put in proper shape.”
The late Abbah Kyari, Eighty-one years had a degree in Sociology, LLM and he had worked in so many establishments to include Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. He has since been buried according to Islamic rights at the Abuja cementary early today.
