Ciroma was a pillar of national development – Babangida

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has described the death of Malam Adamu Ciroma, the Madakin Fika, at the age of 84 as a great loss of a man that was passionate about the unity and development of Nigeria.

Babangida said this on Thursday in a statement by his Media Office.

He said: “Although death is inevitable and one day we shall all return to our creator. Indeed, Malam Adamu Ciroma was a rare gem that has versatility and a pillar of national decelopment who had made positive contributions in various sectors of our national life.

“I must express my sadness over  the death of the elder statesman at this critical moment of our national renaissance and cohesion, when Malam Adamu would have played a prominent roles towards proferring solutions to the myriads of our national problems.

“On behalf of myself and my family, I extend our condolence to his entire family, the Fika emirate and to the Government and people of Yobe State on this great loss of pillar of unity.”