- Vice President Kashim Shettima, including Atiku Abubakar, led a high-powered delegation of dignitaries to the National Mosque, Abuja, for the ceremonial prayers of Professor Jibril Aminu connected Thursday
- Aminu, a distinguished cardiologist, erstwhile Minister of Education and Petroleum, and erstwhile Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, passed distant connected Thursday astatine the property of 85
- Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President connected Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, confirmed this successful a connection and shared videos
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FCT, Abuja - On Thursday, June 5, Vice President Kashim Shettima, led a high-powered delegation of dignitaries and mourners to the National Mosque, Abuja, for the ceremonial prayers of the precocious elder statesman and revered academic, Professor Jibril Aminu.

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Shettima, Atiku pb tributes arsenic Aminu is laid to remainder successful Abuja
Legit.ng reported that Aminu, a distinguished cardiologist, erstwhile Minister of Education and Petroleum, and one-time Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, passed distant earlier connected Thursday aft a prolonged unwellness astatine the property of 85.
The Vice President, who arrived astatine the National Mosque astatine 1:52 pm, commiserated with the household of the deceased and prayed to Allah to comfortableness them and marque Aljanna Firdaus the last abode of the precocious elder statesman.
Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President connected Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, confirmed this successful a statement shared connected his X leafage connected Thursday.
The statesmanlike adjutant tweeted:
"Just upon finishing the task of representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, astatine the inauguration of the African Medical Centre of Excellence successful Abuja, Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived astatine the National Mosque successful Abuja to articulation household members, sympathisers and mourners for prayers for the peaceful repose of Nigeria's erstwhile Minister of Education and revered surgeon, Prof. Jibril Aminu."Speaking further, Shettima described the precocious surgeon, educationist and head arsenic a antheral who saw it all, conscionable arsenic helium said the deceased was an intelligence elephantine who can hardly beryllium replaced.
Shettima said:
“It is simply a precise bittersweet loss. Prof Jubril Aminu was the past of the large titans, an iconic fig who enormously contributed to the improvement of the nation.“He is irreplaceable. May Allah assistance him Aljanatul Firdaus and springiness the household the fortitude to carnivore the irreparable loss. His nonaccomplishment is not conscionable to the bully radical of Adamawa State but to the federation and Africa astatine large.”Other mourners who joined the Vice President astatine the National Mosque successful Abuja for the Jana’iza included erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The Vice President, who arrived astatine the National Mosque connected Thursday afternoon, commiserated with the household of the deceased and prayed Allah to comfortableness them and marque Aljanna Firdaus the last abode of the precocious elder statesman.
Other apical authorities officials serving successful Bola Ahmed Tinubu's medication were besides spotted astatine the Abuja National Mosque.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Vice President Kashim Shettima explained what erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar should expect from his extremity during the 2027 election.
Shettima said that contempt the respect helium has for Atiku, helium would people the PDP chieftain and purpose much governmental jabs astatine him successful the run-up to the statesmanlike elections successful 2027.
Shettima humorously made the remark portion recognising dignitaries astatine an lawsuit successful Abuja.
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