A former Governor of Kaduna State,Mohammed Makarfi, has lost his son, Faisal Ahmed.
Senator Shehu Sani disclosed this on his X handle on Saturday evening.
In a post at about 7.42 pm, Sani said, “Just received the sad news of the death of Faisal the Son of HE Senator Ahmed Makarfi. May Allah grant him Aljanna firdausi. Amin.”
FTN further gathered that the deceased was involved in an accident along Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with the former governor over the death of his son.
The party in a statement signed by Hon Ibrahim Abdullahi Manga Ag. National Publicity Secretary,PDP, in a post on its official X page on Saturday evening, said, “With a heavy heart but total submission to Allah’s Will, the PDP wishes to commiserate with His Excellency Ahmed Mohammad Makarfi,CON (Secretary BOT, former Governor of Kaduna State and Chairman National Caretaker Committee over the sad demise this evening, of his son, Dr Faisal Ahmed Makarfi, in a car crash.
“The funeral comes up this morning in Makarfi town of Kaduna State While we beseech Allah Subahanahu Wata’ala for the repose of Faisal’s gentle soul, the PDP grieves with the entire family. The PDP prays Allah to provide the Makarfis with the fortitude to bear this huge loss.
Faisal was a civil engineer. He reportedly attended Kaduna International School and then Adesoye College, Offa, Kwara State for his secondary education.
He was at the University of Greenwich, London, for undergraduate and master’s degree and enrolled for PhD at the same institution.