By Mustapha Salisu
Kano State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, on Wednesday, represented Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the funeral prayer of Major Salisu Musa Gulu (Rtd), the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Tofa/Rimin Gado State Constituency in the 2023 general election.
Major Gulu, aged 64, died in the early hours of Wednesday at a hospital in Kano metropolis following a brief illness.
The funeral prayer was held at the residence of the Gulu Village Head, after which the deceased was buried at Gulu Cemetery in Rimin Gado Local Government Area in accordance with Islamic rites.
Garo conveyed Governor Yusuf’s condolences to the bereaved family, relatives and associates, describing the death as a loss to those who knew and worked with the deceased.
He also conveyed the Governor’s prayers for Allah to forgive the deceased’s shortcomings, grant him Aljannatul Firdaus and give his family the strength to bear the loss.
The Deputy Governor joined family members, dignitaries and other sympathisers in praying for Allah’s mercy upon the deceased and his admission into Aljannatul Firdaus.
The late Major Gulu is survived by one wife, four children and other relatives.
Also in attendance was the Deputy Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Hon. Muhammad Bello Butu-Butu, alongside other senior government officials.