President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the Director General, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Professor Habu Galadima, who died at the Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital in Abuja.
His death was reported on Sunday in Abuja.
The announcement of his death was contained in a statement by the Alumni Association of the National Institute, AANI, signed by its Publicity Secretary, Dr Ogbonna Onyeisi, mni.
He said “With heavy heart, AANI wish(es) to announce the death of DG, NIPSS, Prof Habu Galadima.”
He quoted the Secretary General of AANI, Dr Nasirdeen Usman, mni, to have said that he (Galadima) died on Sunday, 20th December, 2020 at Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital Abuja.
Meanwhile, President Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Prof. Galadima whom he described as an intellectual colossus who stood tall in the field of scholarship and knowledge.
Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu quoted Buhari to have said: “Galadima was an eloquent and remarkable intellectual whose contributions to scholarship were vast and remarkable, and Nigeria will continue to remember him for these contributions.”
The President, he said, commiserated with his family, friends, the government and people of Nasarawa State on his (Galadima’s) death.
President Buhari further said that “with the death of Galadima, NIPPS and Nigeria at large have lost one of the best DGs ever appointed to head the institute.”
He prayed to Allah to forgive the soul of the departed and reward his good deeds with Al Jannah.
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