Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has commiserated with the President Dangote Group of Companies, Aliko Dangote over the death of his brother Sani Dangote, who was the Vice President Dangote Group of Companies.
“We received the information about the passing away of this gentleman, Alhaji Sani Dangote, with shock. Kano state, our dear country Nigeria and the business community lost an illustrious son” he mourned.
Governor Ganduje in a statement released on Monday 15th November 2021, by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State, lamented that the death of Sani was not only shocking, to the immediate families of the deceased “…but to all of us particularly those from Kano state. We lost a rare gem in the business community.”
“It is therefore on behalf of the government and good people of Kano state, that I, the governor of Kano state, am sending our heartfelt condolence to the immediate families of Alhaji Sani Dangote, to his brother, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, over his death,” he stated.
The Governor prayed for Forgiveness from the Almighty Allah for the reposed soul of the deceased. Adding that, “May Allah forgive all his shortcomings and reward his good deeds with Jannatul Fiddaus, ameen.”
The Man Sani Dangote:
Sani, who was the Vice President of Dangote Group, reportedly died at a United States hospital after a protracted terminal illness on Sunday evening.
The Dangote Group announced the man’s death in an Instagram post on Monday.
Before his demise, Sani was a board member of several other companies, including Nigerian Textile Mills Plc, Nutra Sweet Limited, Gum Arabic Limited, Dangote Textile Mills Limited, Alsan Insurance Brokers, Dan-Hydro Company Limited, Dansa Food Processing Company Limited, and Dangote Farms Limited.
He was also appointed as the Consul-General of the Romanian Embassy in Nigeria in recognition of his sterling leadership qualities