VP Shettima visits Kano on condolence visit to Sultan’s late father in-law, Galadanchi’s family
*Reveals President Tinubu’s solution to insecurity, poverty in Northern Nigeria underway
By BASHIR ADEFAKA
Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, paid a condolence visit to the family of late father in-law of Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Imam Galadanchi, who died on Saturday July 8, 2023 in London after protracted illness.
The DEFENDER reports that Alhaji Galadanchi was also father in-law to the Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero.
Senator Shettima, accompanied by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin among others, was in the ancient city to commiserate with the government and people of Kano over the passing away of the elderstateman, Alhaji Galadanchi.
After the visit, the Vice President told journalists that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration would in the coming weeks unveil an initiative that will address insurgency and poverty, among other challenges confronting Nigerians especially those living in the northern region.
Speaking on the plan to address challenges confronting Nigerians, the VP said, “the President is determined to define the meaning and concept of modern governance, and the crisis we have in the northwest which is further accentuated by poverty. The social exclusion is also something that the President is determined to frontally confront and in the coming weeks he is going to unveil the Pulaku solution.”
“Unless we want to engage in an endless war of attrition, there cannot be a military solution to the crisis in the northwest. There has to be a kinetic and non-kinetic solution.
“In the next couple of weeks, we will unveil the Pulaku solution which will address the grievances and social exclusion of our Fulbe cousins in the northwest and also towards addressing the root causes of all the banditry and insurgency in the nation,” Sen. Shettima explained further.
Earlier on arrival in Kano, the Vice President, who was received by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, proceeded to the residence of the Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, where he commiserated with him on the passing away of the late Imam Galadanchi, expressing President Tinubu’s condolences.
From the Emir of Bichi’s residence, the VP proceeded to the family compound of the late Alhaji Abubakar Imam Galadanchi, where he was received by Professor Shehu Galadanci and Air Vice Marshal Nura Imam (Rtd), on behalf of the extended family.
The Vice President, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, expressed his condolences, prayed Allah to grant the deceased eternal rest and to also console the entire Galadanchi family.
Thanking Vice President Shettima for the visit, Prof Shehu Galadanci, on behalf of the family, emphasised the need for unity of purpose among northern leaders and urged Nigerians to always support the Tinubu administration in prayers and otherwise, for the success of its programmes and policies.
From Kano, the Vice President then flew to Katsina on another visit to condole with the renowned businessman, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, over the demise of first wife, Hajiya Aisha Dahiru, who died Saturday evening July 15 in Abuja after a brief illness.
Hajiya Mangal has been buried according to Islamic rites.
Other members of the Vice President’s delegation included a member of the House of Representatives from Kano, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Masari.
