The senator representing APC Kano South, Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya has sent strongly worded message of condolences to Northern Nigeria, Kogi state and legal profession over the death of a legal luminary, Abdullahi Ibrahim (SAN) who passed on, Sunday in Abuja.
Senator Gaya in his condolence message said the legal icon will be greatly missed, especially at this trying time in the country.
The former Kano state governor commiserated with northern Nigeria for losing the oldest Senior Advocate of Nigeria from the region, his state of origin, Kogi state, and the Nigerian legal profession.
The senator enjoined the North and immediate family of the deceased to take solace and be strong because the legal guru left a legacy of praise and emulation. He prayed Almighty Allah to grant the deceased Aljanatul Firdausi.
The Kogi state-born legal luminary who served the country at various levels was called to the British Bar in 1963 where he practiced briefly before returning to Nigeria and was called to the Nigeria Bar in 1964. He was at various times legal adviser to ministry of finance, northern Nigeria and the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC.)
The legal icon was Commissioner for Education in the Old Kwara state, Minister of Education, Science and Technology as well Attorney General and Minister of Justice in1984 among others.
