By Jimi Anjolaoluwa – Abuja
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has described the death of the Chief of Staff (COS) to the President, Malam Abba Kyari as a loss to the nation and the country’s progressive community.
The forum in a condolence statement in Abuja signed by it’s Chairman and Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Abubakar Bagudu also said that the death of the Presidential aide was a call for United action to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
The statement reads: “We, the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), join the family, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR and the nation to pray for the repose of the soul of our dear and beloved Mallam Abba Kyari. His death is a loss to the nation and the Nigerian progressive community.
“The death of Mallam Abba is a further call on all Nigerians to be united in the fight against the spread of Covid-19. As Progressive Governors, we, on this sad day, hereby re-affirm our unconditional support to the laudable initiatives of the President Buhari-led Federal Government.
“We call on all Nigerians, irrespective of our political, religious, ethnic, social status or any other differences, to support the Federal Government in the fight against this deadly virus.
“We also call on all Nigerians to observe all the social distancing measures and stay safe as we salute all our frontline medical personnel under the leadership of our Federal Ministry of Health and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). May God continue to guide our country and the world to succeed to bring to an immediate end this world pandemic”.
The forum prayed God to grant the family the fortitude to bear this heavy loss and to reward all the good work of the late COS, forgive his limitations and bless what he left behind.
