Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

This afternoon, I joined a congregation of Muslim worshippers at the National Mosque in Abuja to perform  funeral prayers (Jana'iza) for Professor Jibril Aminu, who passed away in the early hours of today, at the age of 85.

Professor Jibril Aminu, a Visiting Professor of Medicine at the Howard University College Washington between 1979 and 1980, was an academic of great repute.

He was Senator of Adamawa Central (2003 to 2007) and Minister of Education (1989 to 1990). He was also Minister of Petroleum 1990 to 1992. Before joining the Senate in 2003, Professor Aminu was Nigerian Ambassador to the USA, between 1999 and 2003. His contributions to the field of medicine, academia, and the growth of democracy in Nigeria remain legendary, and his demise a huge loss to humanity.

May his family and friends be comforted, and his soul be granted Aljannah Firdaus. Ameen. -AA