The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik, has expressed profound sadness on the demise of the Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin, Alhaji Muhammad Ahmed Yusuf Gobir and a former Kwara State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Suleiman Kayode Yusuf (Maja).
While Alhaji Gobir, who was the Chairman of the Governing Council of the International Aviation College, Ilorin; died in the early hours of Saturday, October 12, 2024; the former Commissioner passed on a day earlier.
Alhaji Abdulmalik, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Saturday, described the death of the two gentlemen as a loss too many for the good people of Ilorin Emirate .
The President said that the deceased “were compatriots who contributed in different ways towards the progress and development of Ilorin Emirate over the years”, saying that they would both be missed.
Alhaji Abdulmalik sympathised with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR; the family and friends of the deceased as well as the good people of Ilorin Emirate.
He prayed to Allah to repose their souls in Aljanat Fridaouz and grant their families the fortitude to bear their transitions to the great beyond.