Kyari: Foreign Affairs Minister mourns close friend
By Meletus EZE
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has joined other Nigerians to mourn Mallam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammdu Buhari, whom he described as a close friend.
The late Chief of Staff died on Friday, April 17.
Onyeama gave the condolence in a statement via his official twitter handle @geoffreyonyeama on Saturday.
“In deep shock and sorrow at the passing of Abba Kyari, a best friend and brother, chief of staff to President @MBuhari.
“A true gem and great Nigerian Patriot. Irreplaceable,’’ the minister twitted.
Also in a statement, Ms Sarah Sanda, Special Assistant, Media to the Minister, said that late Abba Kyari and Onyeama have been old time best friends and classmates from the University of Warwick, Coventry, England, since 1977.
She recalled that as best friends, the late Abba Kyari was the “best man” at Onyeama’s wedding, and godfather to his first son.
The Chief of Staff to the President died of COVID-19 complications.
Kyari had tested positive to coronavirus after he returned from official engagements in Germany and Egypt.
