Govs AbdulRazaq, Ododo, others pay tribute as Kwara CoS is laid to rest
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin
Prince Abdulkadir Mahe, the Chief of Staff to the Kwara State Governor, was laid to rest on Saturday evening, shortly after his passing earlier in the day.
The janazah prayer, held at his Ilorin residence, drew thousands of mourners, including Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara) and Ahmed Usman Ododo (Kogi). Also present were senior government officials, bureaucrats, clerics, community leaders, and family members.
Among the notable attendees were the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi; the Grand Kadi of the Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen; House of Representatives member Ahmed Yinka Aluko; Mutawalli of Ilorin, Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq; Chairmen of the Local Councils for Ilorin West, South, and East; Commandant of the Kwara NSCDC, Umar Muhammed; Director General of the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman; Non-Executive Director of the NNPCL, Dr. Muhammed Gali Alaya; Taliba of Ilorin and Pro-Chancellor of the Kwara State University of Education, Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem (OFR); Prof. Abubakar Aliagan; and former PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Kawu Baraje.
The prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Soliu, who prayed for Allah to admit the deceased into Al-Jannah Firdaus.
Governor AbdulRazaq described the late Chief of Staff as a vital support system for his administration.
“This is a great loss,” he said. “He was a stabilizing factor in our administration and a pillar of support. We will truly miss him. May Allah grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus.”
Governor Ododo also paid tribute, describing Mahe as a peace-loving individual.
“He was a peace-loving personality. The entire family and the state will miss him. From Him, we come, and unto Him, we shall return. What we owe him now is prayer, and we will continue to pray for him,” Ododo said.
Prince Mahe, a septuagenarian, was appointed Chief of Staff on November 3, 2023. Before this, he served as the Secretary to the State Government. He was also a retired Permanent Secretary and Clerk of the Kwara State House of Assembly.
