Aliko Dangote says he watched his brother die while on a life support machine.
Gatekeepers News reports that the multi-billionaire expressed the pathetic death of his brother to the National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu who paid a condolence visit to the family in Kano.
He said, “It is a very tough time for us; its been very trying, especially for myself.
“Having a brother like him; once you lose him it is really very painful. He died in front of myself, our mother, and all his children.
“The most painful thing is when you are told that your brother will be passing on in about an hour.
“And you stand by watching as the machine is going down until it stopped working.
“It was very tormenting,” Dangote stated.
He added that “We have always known that when there is life there is death. We, as Muslims, don’t know who is next and it can be today, tomorrow or even now.
“That is why it is good to be good, so that when you get there you can bid for whatever you were asked to do on earth.
“Your excellency, you are our host because you are the governor of all of us and we really thank you for taking almost the whole week struggling with the crowds, its not easy.
“I thank you all for all your prayers and your support.
“This will actually help us to reduce the pain that we are going through.”
In his condolence message the APC leader, Tinubu stated that money cannot buy life and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
He called on the family to take heart and continue to pray for the repose of late Sani’s soul.
“We are here not to just commiserate or console you, we are here together to mourn our dear brother.
“Sani is not yours alone. He was a Lagosian and a great Nigerian and a friend and a brother to all of us here.
“I am not a preacher, but I know what it means to suddenly lose a close relation, especially a brother.
“What we have come to do is to join in prayers for you and the people of Kano state, for Nigeria and the entire family as a whole.
“May God give you the strength to bear the loss. It is a loss to all of us.”
