According to IgbereTV reports, the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable, Justin Welby, has expressed sadness over the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari.
In a letter of condolence dated April 21, 2020 to Pres. Muhammadu Buhari, which was made public by Garba Shehu, the revered world religious leader said he recognised that “the Chief of Staff is a role on which one depends more than almost any other,” stressing that occupants of that strategic position “need to be trusted and willing to have your interests most closely at heart.”
According to the Archbishop, who is a personal friend of the President, he said “The fact that you entrusted Abba Kyari with your messages to me and to others demonstrates the faith you have in him,” ading, “I am sure that his death is a significant blow to you personally, as well as to your government.”
“This letter therefore brings my condolence at the loss of a man who struck me as remarkably intelligent and thoughtful…” he noted, while also extending his commiserations to Mallam Kyari’s family.
