President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on the passing away of his father, Alhaji Umaru Badami.
He also commiserated with the family, friends and associates of the 82-year-old who retired from the Nigerian Army in 1984.
He described the late octogenarian as “humble, hardworking, generous, disciplined and God-fearing.”
He applauded him for his patriotic services to his fatherland, community and humanity.
He urged the Adamawa State governor and his siblings to keep alive the salutary values which their late father embodied.
The president prayed Almighty God to console those who mourned the departed ex-serviceman and grant his soul rest.
