Buhari, Tinubu mourn Dantata’s wife, condoles with Kano community
President Muhammadu Buhari and president-elect Bola Tinubu have expressed sadness over the demise of Rabi Dantata, the wife of businessman, philanthropist and patriarch of the large Dantata family in Kano, Aminu Dantata.
The president, in a condolence message issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Sunday in Abuja, said the deceased would be remembered for her unparalleled compassion and philanthropy.
“She had a passion for service to the people. She was a celebrated philanthropist who loved to share all that she had.
”Her simple and compassionate life was an inspiration to all those around her,” he added.
He prayed to Allah to accept her good deeds and give strength to the Dantata family to bear the loss.
The president-elect, in a condolence message signed by his spokesman Abdulaziz Abdulaziz Sunday morning, described the loss as a sad news that extended beyond her immediate family and community.
“Losing a quintessential woman like Hajiya Rabi is a loss way beyond family shores. It is a loss to humanity because her well known philanthropy and sense of community touched way beyond her immediate confines.
“She was also a woman who stood by her husband throughout, helping him in raising decent children who have taken up the Dantata family’s known badge of business and industry.
“I grieve with Alhaji Aminu Dantata in this moment of loss and condole with Alhaji Tajudeen Dantata and the rest of her children and family members over this irreparable loss. My condolences must also go to the government and people of Kano State,” he said.
The president-elect prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased and for divine comfort for the bereaved family.
