Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has expressed sadness on death of Alhaji Hamza Galadima-Zuru, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kebbi State Council.
Galadima-Zuru died on Thursday after a brief illness at the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi.
He was aged 52.
Idris in a statement in by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Yahaya Sarki, described the death of the astute journalist as a colossal loss to the state.
According to him, the death of the NUJ chairman has created a vacuum in journalism that will be difficult to fill as the deceased was a core professional, consummate and diligent personality.
“The late chairman will be remembered by a myriad of legacies he has left as a journalist and as a leader,” he stated.
The governor prayed Allah to forgive the deceased’s shortcomings and admit him into Aljannar Firdaus.
.
He also pray Allah to give the family of the deceased the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
Galadima-Zuru is survived by three wives and 10 children.
He has been buried in accordance with Islamic rites after a funeral prayer at FMC Birnin Kebbi. (NAN)