Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has received with shock the death of Engr. Yusuf Abdullahi (Baba), a respected engineer, religious leader, and immediate younger brother of the Kano State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and the Disabled, Hon. Amina Abdullahi Sani.
The late Engr. Yusuf was also a close associate of the Kano based Islamic scholar, Professor Sheikh Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, and a committed member State of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), where he was widely admired for his dedication to the propagation of Islam and community service.
In a condolence message issued by the governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa in Kano on Tuesday, Governor Yusuf said the deceased was a humble, God-fearing and compassionate individual whose contributions to engineering, religious activities and humanitarian causes earned him the respect of many across Kano State and beyond.
Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf noted that the death of Engr. Yusuf is a great loss not only to his immediate family but also to the entire JIBWIS family, the engineering profession and the people of Kano State.
He extended his heartfelt condolences to Hon. Amina Abdullahi, Professor Sheikh Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, the leadership and members of JIBWIS, as well as the entire Abdullahi family, praying to Almighty Allah (SWT) to forgive the shortcomings of the deceased.
He also prayed fervently for Allah to admit him into Aljannatul Firdaus, and grant his family the strength and fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.