{"id":41734,"date":"2021-04-25T17:24:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T17:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=41734"},"modified":"2021-04-25T16:32:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T16:32:54","slug":"sultan-of-sokoto-loses-brother-tinubu-sends-condolence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sultan-of-sokoto-loses-brother-tinubu-sends-condolence","title":{"rendered":"Sultan of Sokoto loses brother, Tinubu sends condolence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa\u2019ad Abubakar has lost his elder brother, Alhaji Buhari Abubakar III.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased was the district head of Sokoto North.<\/p>\n<p>Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has sent his condolences to the monarch.<\/p>\n<p>In his message, Tinubu described the late Abubakar as an excellent community leader and a devoted Muslim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe contributed immensely towards the propagation of Islam in his domain and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay Almighty Allah console and comfort him and the entire Abubakar family over this loss\u201d, Tinubu said.<\/p>\n<p>The former Lagos Governor asked God to give the family the strength to bear the loss.<\/p>\n<p>He further prayed that Allah would repose the soul of the royal family member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa\u2019ad Abubakar has lost his elder brother, Alhaji Buhari Abubakar III. The deceased was the district head of Sokoto North. Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has sent his condolences to the monarch. 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