Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described the late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki as a patriot who truly believed in the resolution of crisis and unity of Nigeria.
Jonathan, who spoke in Sokoto while presenting a condolence message to Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III said the late 18th Sultan lived a life worthy of emulation, adding that” we should emulate him for his words of wisdom.
“We should be thankful to Allah that Dasuki passed on at 93 years. It is an achievement because he did well for the unity of Nigeria.
” He preached peace which should be our guiding word and principle for the development of our country.
Jonathan noted that it was time for Nigerians to think and know how to live together.
“We should close ranks and work for the peace of our dear nation. A nation cannot develop without peace”, he stressed.
Jonathan prayed God to cushion the sorrow of the family, Sultanate and Nigeria over the painful loss.
Replying, Sultan Abubakar, who thanked the former president for the condolence, also acknowledged that the demise of the late Sultan Dasuki was not only for Sokoto people but Nigeria as a whole.
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