Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed late Abba Kyari had a deep sense of humour unbeknownst to people.
He made the revelation while addressing Journalists at Gudu cemetary in Abuja where the body of the late Chief of Staff was laid to rest.
Mustapha disclosed the deadliness of COVID-19 did not stop Kyari from sending him jokes from his sickbed.
“If I show u my phone, you will see some of the things that he was sending to me even when he was confirmed positive with COVID-19, he was still sending jokes. Every piece of joke he picked up in the internet he would send it to me.”
SGF described Abba Kyari’s death as a huge personal loss to himself, President Buhari and Nigeria as a nation noting his intelligent contributions would be greatly missed in President Buhari’s administration.
“It is a personal loss to me, the President and to the nation. I believe Malam Abba will be remembered for so many things. He has done a great job for the nation. Malam Abba was a very good man and very determined, intellectually upright and he had a lot of foresight.
“A lot of people didn’t understand Malam Abba but I worked with him for three years and I can tell you that he is a wonderful person, he is a good man; deep down in his heart, he always meant well and I looked up to him as a senior brother in the course of the work that we did in the last three years,”
“He demonstrated a high level of commitment to his job and he had a passion for the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari and in everything he did, he never cared who’s toes he stepped on, provided it was in the attainment of the legacies he believed President Buhari ought to leave.
“He was always very considerate. You might hold different opinions but he would drill the matter until he convinces you or you convince him,”
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