Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday paid a condolence visit to the family of his late cousin, Muktar Alkali in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The State House Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, revealed this in a statement he signed late Saturday titled ‘VP Shettima represents condolences family of late cousin.’
The Vice President, who was accompanied to the family of late Alkali by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and other senior government officials, extolled the virtues of the deceased as a seasoned public administrator.
They later joined in offering prayers for the late Alkali’s family. The deceased was the former Provost, of Borno State College of Agriculture, Maiduguri.
Saturday’s gathering was attended by notable Nigerians, Muslim clerics, and traditional rulers, including the Shehu of Bama, Umar Kyari.
The late Alkali, 57, who died on Friday, has been buried according to Islamic rites.