By Musa Isa Ahmed
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has described late Ahmed Joda, a retired super Permanent Secretary as a unifier whose contributions has ensured unity of the country.
He stated this when he paid a condolence visit to the family of late Ahmed Joda in Yola South local government area of Adamawa state on Friday to offer his condolences over the demise of the elder statesman.
Alhaji Abubakar who holds the title of Waziri Adamawa described the deceased as a disciplined, trustworthy and detrabilized leader who spent his lifetime to the service of the country.
The former Vice President consoled the bereaved family in the fact that their patriach had a well life spent and urged them to remember him in prayers as death is inevitable to every mortal.
Abubakar on behalf of himself, family and American University of Nigeria commiserated with the family and prayed to God to forgive the shortcomings of late Ahmed Joda and grant him Aljannah.
Responding on behalf of the family, the Galadima Adamawa, Alhaji Mustafa Aminu thanked the former Vice President for identifying with the family at its moment grief.
He said the late Ahmed Joda was a hero, patriot, stressing that the family and the people will never forget his lofty contributions towards the unity and development of the country.
The former Vice President who returned to Nigeria this week rushed in to Yola to condole with the family after he attended wedding Fatiha of the son of President Muhammadu Buhari in Kano.
The Waziri Adamawa was accompanied during the condolence visit by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, his associates and other senior state government officials.
