By Abubakar Imam
Saturday,July 25,2020 was a unique date in the annals of Ilorin Emirate. It was not like any other day. It was a memorable date that would remain permanently secured in the warehouses of chroniclers of history. It was a day the people of Ilorin Emirate, and indeed, humanity “conspired to do away with the physical essence” of a monumental pioneer in so many facets of development of Ilorin Emirate and, indeed, Nigeria. It was the day the remains of an evergreen patriot, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Folorunsho AbdulRazaq, SAN, OFR, was committed to mother earth. The epoch-making event, which gave the date a special place in history, took-place at no other place but at the ancestral residence of the illustrious AbdulRazaq family, Yerinsa Compound, Idigba Quarters, Pakata Area, Ilorin.
Alhaji AbdulRazaq was, undoubtedly, one of the greatest sons Ilorin Emirate was ever blessed with. His life and times were closely interwoven with the destiny and…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
