Atiku, Saraki, Kalu, El-Rufai Mourn Sani Dangote

Prominent Nigerians have mourned the brother Aliko Dangote, Sani who died on Sunday.

Gatekeepers News reports that Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai have mourned the death of Sani Dangote.

Gatekeepers News earlier reported that the brother of the wealthiest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, Sani died in a US hospital on Sunday.

Until his death, he was Vice President of Dangote Group and also a Board member of several other companies, including Nigerian Textile Mills Plc, Nutra Sweet Limited, Gum Arabic Limited, Dangote Textile Mills Limited, Alsan Insurance Brokers, Dan-Hydro Company Limited, Dansa Food Processing Company Limited and Dangote Farms Limited.

In reaction to the news of his death, Abubakar described the deceased as an astute businessman who engaged in diverse sectors of the economy.

Abubakar said, “It is with a heavy heart that I mourn the passing away of Sani Dangote, VP of Dangote Group and founder of Dansa Agro-allied Limited. He was an astute businessman engaged in diverse sectors of the economy.”

Saraki, on the other hand, wrote, “My family and I are extremely sad to learn about the death of Alhaji Sani Dangote, the Group Vice-President of the Dangote Group and younger brother to our dear friend, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.”

Kalu, in a condolence message issued on Monday in Abuja, conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Kano State over what he described as a “painful and huge loss” to the nation.

The Chief Whip of the Senate, while acknowledging that the late Dangote was a big player in the private sector beyond the shores of Nigeria, urged the President of Dangote Group of Companies to take solace in the fact that his late brother lived a purposeful life committed to the service of humanity.

Similarly, el-Rufai wrote, “OMG! What a loss! From God, we all came. To Him, we shall all return! May Allah Forgive Sani Dangote’s errors & reward his good deeds. May Allah Grant Aliko & the entire Dangote extended family fortitude to bear the loss. Amen. Sani was a good & decent man to the core. Sad.”