Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned his close associate and exceptional scholar and administrator, Dr. Mahmud Tukur, describing him as a true patriot and a nationalist.
Also, All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tin
ubu, has commiserated with President Buhari, First Lady Aisha Buhari, and Mallam Mamman Daura over the passing of Tukur, who died yesterday.
The President, in a message to the family, friends and associates of the founding Vice Chancellor of the Bayero University, Kano, stressed that “Dr. Mahmud Tukur’s service to the nation will be remembered by generations. He had a passion for a prosperous, economically strong and united Nigeria. He was a proud nationalist.”