The remains of Kwara Governor’s father and elder statesman Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Abdul-Razaq have been interred at his Idi-Igba family house in Ilorin, Kwara State capital in accordance with Islamic traditions.
The janaazah was attended by a delegation of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) led by its chairman and Kebbi Governor Abubakar Bagudu, who was accompanied by the APC Caretaker Committee Chairman Governor Mai Mala Buni and his Niger counterpart Abubakar Sani- Bello.
A delegation of the House of Representatives led by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila witnessed the arrival of the remains of the deceased at the Ilorin International Airport.
Gbajabiamila was accompanied by Hon. Kashim Imam; Hon. James Faleke; and Hon. Babajimi Benson.
The janaazah (prayer) was led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Solihu and attended by the Imam Imale Sheikh Abdullah AbdulHameed as well as other prominent traditional title holders and religious leaders from the Ilorin Emirate.
The burial occurred as more tributes poured in for the first lawyer from the Northern Nigeria and one-time chairman of the Body of Benchers.
Prominent citizens of the state and country have been sending their condolence messages to the governor’s family describing the late statesman as an enigmatic and accomplished personality.
Former governors Bukola Saraki and Abdulfatah Ahmed described his death as a great loss not only to the Ilorin Emirate, and Kwara State, but to the country in general.