El-Rufai. Photo/facebook/govkadunaProminent leader of Gbagyi people in Kaduna State, Dr. Danjuma Barde, died yesterday of a protracted illness.
Barde, aged 67, was immediately buried at his personal residence in Ungwar Rimi, with thousands of sympathisers in attendance. x
The Kaduna State Government and Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) have eulogised the first-class chief as a peace-lover who died promoting peace and unity among citizens.
Governor Nasir el-Rufai described the late Esu Chikun as a traditional leader, who promoted peace and embraced the diversity that development and modernity brought to his chiefdom.
El-Rufai, in a condolence message to the Chikun Traditional Council and the Barde family, described the late chief as a peacemaker who did not flinch from the challenges of modernity but fully embraced the possibilities of diversity.
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