Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed profound shock and sadness over the death of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.
The governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita, described Kyari’s departure as a great loss to the nation.
“We have lost a great statesman, a consummate professional and an exceptionally brilliant mind. Our nation has lost one of its best. Abba Kyari was a patriotic statesman, who was diligent and meticulous; uncommonly accommodating, a great listener who was ever receptive to anyone who came across him’’.
“My heart and prayers are with the family at this very difficult moment. I pray for the repose of Mallam Kyari’s soul, ” Ayade said.
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