President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with the Adamawa State Governor Umaru Fintiri on the passing of his father, Umaru Badami.
The President in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President commiserated with the family, friends, and associates of the 82-year-old who retired from the Nigerian Army in 1984.
Describing the late octogenarian as “humble, hardworking, generous, disciplined and God-fearing,” President Buhari applauds his patriotic services to his fatherland, community, and humanity.
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He urged Governor Fintiri and his siblings to keep alive the salutary values which their late father embodied.
The President prays Almighty God to console those who mourn the departed ex-serviceman and grant his soul rest.