SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of the former president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mamman Nasir, “as not only a loss to the judiciary, but also the country at large, because of his remarkable commitment to public service.”
Reacting to the death of the Galadiman Katsina in a statement by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president, Buhari recalled that “the late Nasir belonged to a generation of Judges and Justices who perceived public office as an opportunity to offer selfless service to the country and its people.”
According to him, “Nasir and Judges of their golden age were more interested in leaving untainted record of integrity than accumulation of wealth overnight.
“When you look at Nasir’s modest lifestyle and his incredibly humble possessions, you would be disarmed at once by his honesty and patriotism.
“While some Nigerians perceive public office as an opportunity to line their pockets, men of Nasir’s character put a higher premium on honest labour than on greedy accumulation of questionable wealth overnight.
“Gentlemen like Mamman Nasir succeeded in protecting their reputation because greed was far removed from their minds, and that contentment is the secret to a happy life of service to the people.
“Nasir’s family should be proud of their father because he built a solid and impeccable record of integrity, which is the greatest asset any individual should leave behind.”
The late Galadima-Kastina died in the afternoon at the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, after a protracted illness.
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