Late Emir of Keffi supported FG’s fight against insurgency – Buhari; he was a man of peace – Saraki; his contributions to peace, unity, indelible – Atiku

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of condolence to the government and people of Nasarawa State on the passing away of the Emir of Keffi and Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Alhaji Muhammadu Chindo-Yamusa II.
According to a statement issued in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina: “President Buhari joins them and the educational community in mourning the highly revered traditional ruler who will be greatly remembered as an advocate of peace and unity as a prerequisite for meaningful development in the country. .
“Buhari particularly recalls the late Emir’s appeal to Nigerians to support the Federal Government’s effort to counter insurgency and other social vices in the country as well as his advocacy for education as bedrock for development.
“The president prays that Almighty Allah will grant Alhaji Yamusa eternal rest and provide a successor who will do even more for the peace, development and prosperity of the people of Nasarawa State,” the statement said.
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has, Saturday, described the late Emir of Keffi, Alhaji Muhammadu Chindo-Yamusa II, as a man of peace whose long reign witnessed phenomenal development in the ancient Keffi Emirate in particular, and Nasarawa State in general.

Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in a statement in Abuja, said Saraki received the news of the passing on of the Emir with shock and sadness.

He said while Saraki thanked God for the exemplary life and progressive disposition of the royal father, he commiserated with the immediate family of the deceased, the Keffi Emirate as well as the Government and people of Nasarawa State over the irreparable loss.

He urged them to be consoled by the fact that the late Monarch lived a selfless life and was a father to all, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or political affiliation.

“Late Alhaji Muhammadu Chindo-Yamusa II, was not only a man of peace but a lover of his people. He stood firmly for what he believed in. To him, the interest of the people of Keffi was paramount in all his dealings.

“The late Emir will be sorely missed by all those who knew him. I pray to Allah to forgive his shortcomings and reward his good deeds with Jannatul firdaus,” Saraki stated.

He called on the people of Keffi and Nasarawa State to emulate the virtues of tolerance exhibited by their late traditional ruler throughout his earthly sojourn.

In his reaction to the demise of the Emir, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said the death of Alhaji Chindo Yamusa, has robbed Nigeria of an outstanding exponent of peace and unity.
In a condolence message to the government and the people of Nasarawa State over the demise of the monarch, the former Vice President noted that the late Yamusa was genuinely committed to building the bridges of unity, sustaining peace and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians.
According to Atiku, the deceased had won the respect of many Nigerians because throughout his life, he was passionately devoted to the course of achieving unity even in diversity.
Atiku recalls that Yamusa was one of the Northern leaders whose voices were loudly heard condemning the Boko Haram terrorism in the North, and always stressing the need for leaders to show vigilance in their immediate communities to avoid the emergence of dangerous ideologies.