Final Journey Begins…Yakowa’s Remains Arrive In Kaduna

Theremains of the late governor of Kaduna State, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, and that of his close associate, late Dauda Tsoho yesterday arrived in Kaduna from Bayelsa State after a valedictory  session held in their honour by the Bayelsa State government.
The remains of the deceased, aboard a C130 Air Force Plane with registration number UR-CAG, touched down at the Kaduna International Airport at about 2:40pm.
This is just as Senate President David Mark, his wife, and former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar paid a condolence visit to Yakowa’s widow and the government of Kaduna State.
The body of late Yakowa was handed over to the governor of Kaduna State Alhaji Mukthar Yero by the deputy governor of Bayelsa State in whose state the unfortunate crash occurred.
At the airport, top government officials from the state and outside the state, Yakowa’s widow, children, senators, religious and traditional rulers, Knights of St. Mulumba, and several other well wishers were on ground to receive the remains of the late governor.
Shortly after the arrival of the body, prayers were offered, led by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Most Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah and the Archbishop of Kaduna Anglican Diocese Most Reverend Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso.
The bodies of late Yakowa and Dauda Tsoho were thereafter deposited at the Saint Gerard’s Catholic Hospital amidst tight security.
Arrangements are on top gear for the wake keep of the late Yakowa and Tsoho scheduled to hold today at the Sir Ibrahim Kashim Government House. Dignitaries from far and near had already arrived at the state yesterday ahead of the vigil today and burial tomorrow.
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