Former
Nigerian Minister of State for Education, Saka Saadu who died on
January 23 has been laid to eternal rest after a Fidau prayer in Ilorin.
The late minister laid to rest
Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Nigerian Minister
of State for Education, Saka Saadu, who died on January 23 at the age of
80.
A fidau prayer for the peaceful repose of his soul was held in Ilorin on Saturday, January 28.
Premium Times reports that the Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Ilorin, AbdulGaniyu Ambali, described the late Minister of State for
Education as a man of proven integrity whose contributions to the growth
and development of education in Nigeria would not be forgotten in a
hurry.
According to Unilorin Bulletin, Ambali described the death of the
renowned educationist as a monumental loss to the nation and to the
University of Ilorin in particular. He said the record of achievements
of the late Saadu as a member and subsequently Chairman of the
University of Ilorin Governing Council, were enormous and profound.
“Alhaji Saadu was a man with godly mind, a good family man, a
person who served his community with all his heart. He was well loved by
everybody around him.
“He will be well remembered here at the University of Ilorin
for the period he served as a council member and subsequently as acting
Chairman of the Council, especially during the trying period of the
University of Ilorin. We are all touched by his departure and we pray
God to grant him eternal rest,” he said.
A former vice-chancellor of the university, Oba Abdulraheem,
described the late Saadu as a great community leader, who used his
wealth for the progress and advancement of education and his community.
Oba, who is also former Chairman of Federal Character Commission, said “Alhaji
Saka Saadu lived an exemplary life, a life of a true Muslim, a life of a
community leader, and a life of a patriot. We will miss him very dearly
and we believe that Allah will reward him for what he lived to do and
grant him Aljanat Fridaus.”
The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive
Union, IEDPU, Abdulhamid Adi, said the people of Ilorin Emirate and
Nigeria as a whole will sorely miss the deceased.
“The late Alhaji Saka Saadu was a kind-hearted man; he served
virtually in all strata of government. He was Permanent Secretary,
Commissioner, Secretary to the State Government and Minister. When he
retired from active service, people were calling him to head various
committees.
“He headed the Committee on Monument and Museum set up by the
Emir of Ilorin of which I was a member. He was until his death the
Chairman of the Quranic competition committee that is coming up next
month (February). He has been very useful to the community. He was a
utility man to the community”.
Saadu died at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH at the age of 80.
Speaking at the late Saadu’s Agba Dam Street residence, GRA,
Ilorin, one of his children, Abdulkadir Saadu, described him as a great
educationist and scientist who loved Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
“My father was a commissioner in the old Kwara State. He was
appointed Commissioner for Land and Environment in July 1975 by the late
Col. Ibrahim Taiwo,” he said.
“When Taiwo died in 1976, he was still in the cabinet of the
late Military Administrator George Agbazika Innih till 1978. He was a
very honest man.”
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