By Mustapha Adamu
NAHCON Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, in company of his Commissioners and Management Staff on Friday travelled to Kaduna State on a condolence visit to the family of the Kaduna State General Overseer of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Late Alhaji Sani Dalhatu, who died on Thursday in a ghastly accident en route to Abuja.
The NAHCON’s Chairman also paid the condolence to the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i, according to a statement by Fatima Mustapha Muhammad, Deputy Director, Information & Publications Division, NAHCON.
Late Dalhatu died on his way to Abuja to attend a meeting of Forum of Chairmen and Secretaries of State Pilgrims Welfare Boards.
As part of his condolence message, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, stated that the death of late Dalhatu was a great loss not only to Kaduna State but to the entire Muslim Ummah.
“His death has left a big vacuum that would be difficult to fill.”
Hassan, according to the statement, recalled their recent Pre- Hajj visit to Saudi Arabia with the deceased where he made frantic efforts to compliment the Commission’s desire to make Hajj affordable to Nigerian Muslims.
The Chairman/CEO of NAHCON further described the deceased as “a man of great honour who expressed his readiness to negotiate and ensure affordable Hajj for Kaduna State Pilgrims.”
Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan then prayed that Allah forgives the short-comings of the deceased and grant him Aljannatul Firdausi, thereby presenting a letter of ccondolence to the representative of the Kaduna State Governor.
In his remark, the representative of the Kaduna State Governor, Honourable Bala Yunusa, who is also the Deputy Chief of Staff, apologized for the unavoidable absence of the Governor, His Excellency, Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai due to engagements concerned with the current pandemic, coronavirus.
“Honourable Bala Yunusa appreciated the collaborative efforts and relationship existing between NAHCON and the State. He described the Late Sani Dalhatu as one of the best civil servants in the State.
“Sheikh Jibrin Albani, the Director General of Kaduna State Bureau for Inter-faith, thanked NAHCON Chairman Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hasan and his Delegation for taking time out of their busy schedule to personally condole with the Government of Kaduna State and family of the deceased.
“Thereafter, NAHCON Chairman and his entourage visited the residence of Late Sani Dalhatu, Overseer, Kaduna State Pilgrims Board where Sheikh Jibrin Albani introduced the Chairman and members of his delegation to the deceased’s family and condoled with them and appealed for continued supplication for the soul of the deceased,” the statement read in part.
“Commissioner of Operations, Licensing and Inspectorate (NAHCON), Abdullahi Magaji Hardawa led the delegation in prayer where he called on the Almighty Allah to reward the deceased with the best reward for being a good servant of Allah and sort for the best comfort for his Pilgrims.
“He also prayed to Allah to grant Late Alhaji Sani Dalhatu’s family the fortitude to bear this huge loss and also prayed for the peace, unity and progress of Nigeria,”
Hajj Reporters recalls that late Dalhatu rose through the ranks of the State Pilgrims Board and until his death, was the General Overseer of the Kaduna State Pilgrims Board.
He is survived by two wives, children and other family members.
