Former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Jonathan Gunu Taidi, Esq. has expressed sadness over the passing of Senior Special Adviser to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ramatu Hassan Ahmad Akanbi.
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The news of her passing was announced to the bewilderment of Taidi.
In a condolence message made available to TheNigerialawyer, on Sunday in Abuja, the former General Secretary described her as a very affable and agreeable person, courteous, said her death as “a great loss not to the Judiciary but to the entire legal profession.
Taidi said, “I received with the great shock news of the sudden passage of Ramatu Hassan Ahmad Akanbi, a distinguished colleague who was Senior Special Adviser to the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
“Ramatu was a very affable and agreeable person, courteous in all her dealings with people regardless of their station in life.
“Testimonies abound of her benevolence and her generosity of spirit which together earned her a reputation for uncommon kindness.
“She had a heart that cared completely, a smile that brought pleasure and joy beyond measure to all who encountered her.
“Even though she was with us for a short time, she left foot prints that would be hard to erase.
“Ramatu may be gone but she will never be forgotten.
“Zanariyan Nasarawa lives on in our hearts.
Rest on.”
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