On his part, the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, who had earlier received the Vice President at the airport, thanked him for the visit, noting that Kano is the VP’s second home where he visits often.
“This is not the first time that you have come, you have come several times. Thank you and God bless you.”
In his response, Senator Gaya, who introduced his family and some members of the APC in the state, thanked the Vice President for the visit, acknowledging that his late son and the VP were indeed very close.
Describing the departed as an amiable son, Senator Gaya said the Vice President’s visit has uplifted and encouraged the entire family.
The late Barr. Sadiq Kabiru Gaya was a staff of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the University of Wales, United Kingdom.
Dignitaries on the VP’s entourage included the former Defence Minister, Brig. Gen. Mansur Dan Ali (Rtd); Minister of State for Works and Housing, Umar El-Yakub; Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojodu; Kano State APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, and Dr Bashir Gwandu, among others.
