From Okwe Obi, Abuja
Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has expressed sadness over the demise of its founding members, Dr Junaidu Mohammed and Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko.
NEF Director of Advocacy and Publicity, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in a statement on Friday described Dr Muhammed as a astute politician who lived a life of integrity and fought for the interest of the masses.
Baba-Ahmed also, described the late Customs boss, Dikko as a distinguished public servant, who impacted the lives of those around him.
“Northern Elders Forum is saddened by the loss of two more of its founding members, Dr Junaidu Muhammed and Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde, only a few weeks after the demise of Alhaji Usman Faruk.
“Dr Junaidu Muhammed was an outstanding medical doctor who carved an irreplaceable path as a politician who combined principled activism with ideological politics.
“He had been a key player in the nation’s political fortunes and was always involved in nurturing the democratic process. He had served in the House of Representatives in the Second Republic.
“His outstanding intellect was always available to the North and Nigeria, and he died at a moment when he was deeply involved in the search for a new of life for our country.
“Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde was a distinguished public servant who rose to be the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service. His humility and generosity to his community. He was a model patriot.
“The Forum joins the nation and their families in praying for Allah’s mercies on them, and His bountiful rewards for their services to their communities and the nation,” he said.
