WorldStage Newsonline–President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of condolence to the family and associates of business leader, politician, and sports promoter, Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim, who died on Saturday at 88 in Abuja.
Alhaji Ibrahim hailed from Wamba in Nasarawa State.
The late businessman was an influential chieftain of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the Second Republic. During the transition to civil rule in 1998, he joined other notable politicians to form the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
President Tinubu in a statement acknowledged the deceased’s contributions to Nigeria through his chain of businesses, political involvement, and community leadership.
In addition to other ventures, the late statesman founded the Jos-based Mighty Jets Football Club, which flourished for decades.
President Tinubu condoled with the government and the people of Nasarawa State and prayed for the soul of the late maverick politician.
SPEAKER MOURNS
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has also expressed sadness over the passing of a close associate of the late President Shehu Usman Shagari, Alh. Isyaku Ibrahim, describing him as a successful businessman, elder statesman, and philanthropist.
Musa Abdullahi Krishi, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker in a press release said Ibrahim, who hailed from Mangar, Farin Ruwa of Wamba Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, died at a private hospital in Abuja in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 88.
Apart from playing a key role in the formation of the defunct ruling party in the Second Republic, National Party of Nigeria (NPN), Alhaji Ibrahim founded the Mighty Jets Football Club of Jos in the 70s, the first Nigerian to hire a foreign coach (from Brazil) to manage a Nigerian club, and one of the first two Nigerians to own a private jet.
The Speaker noted Alhaji Ibrahim’s commitment to Islam, Nigeria, and the less-privileged, saying that he invested so much in humanity.
Speaker Abbas commiserated with the family of the deceased while extending his condolences to the people and the government of Nasarawa State.
He prayed to Allah (SWT) to grant Alhaji Ibrahim Jannatul Firdaus.
