…Agara, DG NDE, Abaga Toni, National President of ALGON, and other dignitaries attend funeral service of Saidu Kurki Kazi, former Chairman of Kokona LG in Garaku
The Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has urged the nation’s leaders to employ their positions to ease the suffering of Nigerians.
He made this call at the funeral service of Hon. Saidu Kurki Kazi, the former Chairman of Kokona Local Government, which took place at ECWA Good News, Garaku.
It is worth noting that the people of Kokona LG were plunged into mourning with the demise of Hon. Kazi, who passed away on August 31, 2024, at the age of 66.
Speaker Jatau, who is of the All Progressives Congress, APC, representing Kokona local government, led a delegation of State House of Assembly members to ECWA Good News Garaku for funeral rites and to pay their respects to the late State Director of Livestock.
The Speaker delivered a eulogy, praising the deceased’s virtues and praying for divine forgiveness of his shortcomings and reward of his good deeds with eternal paradise.
” We are here to bid farewell to one time Chairman of Kokona LGA, my own local government, Hon Saidu Kurki Kazi.
” His death was very shocking but God gives life and takes at will.
” We urge the family and Kokona LGA to take solace in God” he said.
The Speaker prayed to God to forgive all his shortcomings and grant him eternal rest emphasized that the deceased left an indelible life worthy of emotions.
Also at the funeral service was the Director General, National Directorate of Employment, Dr Silas Agara who said that Saidu Kurki Kazi served the people of Kokona local government and the State diligently.
He equally reminded leaders at different strata of the society that they will be judged by posterity and above all the God’s judgement.
Member representing Kokona East constituency at the State Assembly Hon. Daniel Oga Ogazi, Chairman of Kokona Local Government, Hon. Awalu Adamu and the Traditional Ruler of the area, HRH the Abaga Toni Lawrence Ayi, all attested that Saidu Kurki Kazi was an advocate of justice and prayed God to forgive his shortcomings and grant him a merciful judgement.
Hon. Aminu Mu’azu Maifata, the National President of ALGON and Chairman, Lafia LG led other Executive Chairmen of local governments in the state to the funeral, who recalled the good virtues of the deceased and called on his children to emulate his good deeds.
Earlier in a sermon with the theme “There is Judgment after Death” Rev. of the Church, Bitrus Kaya called on Christians to reconcile themselves with God as death is inevitable and judgement day is sacrosanct.
He prayed God to forgive the deceased of his shortcomings and grant him paradise.
