The Etsu Nupe and chairman, Council of Traditional Rulers in Niger state, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has described his late senior driver, Alhaji Abubakar Baba, as a very hardworking, dedicated, honest and pious man throughout the over 40 years he served him.
He stated this when Shaba Nupe, Alhaji Manko Yilata-Abdullahi, led other traditional title holders of Nupe Kingdom to commiserate with him over the death of his senior driver.
Alhaji Baba died after a brief illness at a hospital in Abuja on Monday.
The first class traditional ruler also described the death as very painful and a great loss to him, his immediate family members and the Bida Emirate Council.
He said the demise of Alhaji Baba has created a wide vacuum that will be too difficult to fill.
The monarch also described the deceased as a gentleman known for fairness, justice and peaceful coexistence.
“God has His reason for calling him home at this point in time, as the people of the emirate have enjoyed his humility and loyalty, which will be greatly missed,” he said.
