President Muhammadu
Buhari has accepted the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, as an
inevitable will of God.
The President’s thoughts
on the demise of his right-hand-man was disclosed in a media chat by the Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
Mallam Shehu, who
spoke at the graveside of Kyari, said President Buhari, being a religious
person, had accepted the development as the will of God.
“These are not
things that we have a choice in, it’s providence, it’s God who says who goes
and who stays. The President, obviously a deeply religious person, takes it
that it cannot be helped, at the end of the day, all of us will also go that
way,” he said.
Speaking about the
relationship between the President and his late Chief of Staff, Shehu said
Kyari had been a close associate of the President for more than 40 years,
describing him as the rallying point of the Muhammadu Buhari Administration.
He went on to note
that Kyari offered 100% loyalty to the President and was about the only one
person who understood President Buhari’s view on virtually every issue.
“It’s a deeply
shocking incident because Abba Kyari is like a pillar there in the Presidency,
he’s a rallying point of the entire workforce working the President.
“He has had a long
working relationship with the President; more than 40 years of being together.
He has a full understanding of the President, he knew exactly where the
President stood on every issue and so therefore, he was there to fix it for the
President and get them done as the President wants.
“He offered 100%
loyalty to the President and all of these things that Abba Kyari brought focus
to bear on, long delayed infrastructure; whether they are road, railway, power
and so on, all of them have the imprints of the President on them because this
is where the President lived and believed and Abba Kyari was there to ensure
that President Buhari, at the end of his two terms, leaves behind legacies that
will last and for which he will be remembered and these are the things that
Abba Kyari cared for”, he said.
Meanwhile, to lay
anxieties about a possible breach of public health protocols, especially as the
Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) had warned against conducting
private burials for victims of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, to
rest, Shehu noted that the usual ceremonies that would have followed the burial
had been put off.
“The burial and the
funeral are strictly private. After the burial all those who have come will go
home. There will be no ceremonies such as paying of condolence visits.
“We want Nigerians
to observe the regulations as put in place by the NCDC and the Federal Ministry
of Health, so that we can all stay healthy and and live to be there tomorrow”,
he clarified.
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