Kwara’s pioneer Grand Khadi, Justice Orire, dies at 87 Kwara’s pioneer Grand Khadi, Justice Orire, dies at 87
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The Pioneer Grand Khadi of Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal between 1975 and 1999, retired Justice AbdulKadir Orire (CON), has died.
A statement by the state government, signed by the chief press secretary to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Rafiu Ajakaye, said that the elder statesman passed, on Tuesday evening, at the ripe age of 87.
Governor Abdulrazaq, who said that Kwara State has lost of one of its finest jurists, described Justice Oriire as a founding father, and indeed a national statesman.
“With total submission to the will of Almighty Allaah who is the giver and taker of life, I join all our people in Ilorin and across Kwara and Kogi States to mourn the passing of this exemplary leader who distinguished himself as an erudite legal scholar, researcher, Muslim community leader, and development activist.