PDP Govs Forum Saddened Over Death Of Adamawa Gov's Father
By Tony Okechukwu
Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, on behalf of his colleague-members of the forum, has condoled with the Governor of Adamawa State, Rt. Hon.
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, over the passing of his father, Alhaji Umaru Badami.
A press statement from its Abuja Secretariat on Monday, stated that the Forum which is deeply saddened by the news, equally commiserates with the government and people of Adamawa State in general on the passage of the deceased which it described as “humble, hardworking, generous, disciplined, and a God-fearing statesman” who dedicated his life to the service of God, stability and growth of the nation and the good of humanity at large, aside being a strong voice for his community.
The Forum prayed the Almighty God to accept the soul of the departed and comfort those left to mourn him.
Badami, 82, died on Sunday after a protracted illness, Mr Solomon Kumangar, Director-General, Media and Communications, to the governor, said in a press release in Yola.
He said that the octogenarian who passed away around 2.30 p.m. was on admission at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola and was discharged Saturday only to later collapse.
The deceased, a retired soldier, is survived by a wife and six children, including Gov. Fintiri.
He has since been buried according to Islamic rites after a funeral prayers at the Yola Central Mosque.
Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, on behalf of his colleague-members of the forum, has condoled with the Governor of Adamawa State, Rt. Hon.
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, over the passing of his father, Alhaji Umaru Badami.
A press statement from its Abuja Secretariat on Monday, stated that the Forum which is deeply saddened by the news, equally commiserates with the government and people of Adamawa State in general on the passage of the deceased which it described as “humble, hardworking, generous, disciplined, and a God-fearing statesman” who dedicated his life to the service of God, stability and growth of the nation and the good of humanity at large, aside being a strong voice for his community.
The Forum prayed the Almighty God to accept the soul of the departed and comfort those left to mourn him.
Badami, 82, died on Sunday after a protracted illness, Mr Solomon Kumangar, Director-General, Media and Communications, to the governor, said in a press release in Yola.
He said that the octogenarian who passed away around 2.30 p.m. was on admission at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola and was discharged Saturday only to later collapse.
The deceased, a retired soldier, is survived by a wife and six children, including Gov. Fintiri.
He has since been buried according to Islamic rites after a funeral prayers at the Yola Central Mosque.
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