Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence Dr. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has mourned Alhaji Abdulaziz Chibuzor Ude.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Sultan of Sokoto has described the late Ude as a great nationalist that will be missed by all, especially the entire Muslim Ummah of Nigeria.
The Sultan while reacting to the death of the late philanthropist in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Bashir Adefaka.
According to him, Alhaji Ude had been known to him since when he (Sultan) was a young officer in the Nigerian Army, having served in the East.
The Sultan added that all that he knew of the internationally renowned publisher, intellectual, and art lover, was that, “his name had been synonymous with goodness”.
“We are offering our condolences to the family, government, and people of Anambra State and, indeed, the entire Muslim Ummah of Nigeria, for this sad loss of the great Muslim figure, quintessential administrator, nationalist, and philanthropist,” he said.
The statement read further, “Recalling Ude’s well spent life as a businessman, industrialist, and billionaire, who used his wealth for the advancement of humanity, the Sultan believes that death of the late publisher and financier of Financial Post and acting Chairman of NEWSWATCH Magazine is a huge loss to Nigeria.”
The Sultan, therefore, prayed that Allah grants his departed soul forgiveness and repose it in Al-Jannat Firdauz. He also prayed that Allah gives the surviving family members the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss occasioned by his demise.
