Deji Elumoye in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has condoled the family and associates of business leader, politician, and sports promoter, Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim, who died on Saturday in Abuja aged 88.

Alhaji Ibrahim, who hailed from Wamba in Nasarawa State, was an influential chieftain of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the Second Republic. During the transition to civil rule in 1998, he joined other notable politicians to form the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

In addition to other ventures, the late statesman founded the Jos-based Mighty Jets Football Club, which flourished for decades.The President, in a release issued on Sunday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, acknowledged the deceased’s contributions to Nigeria through his chain of businesses, political involvement, and community leadership.

President Tinubu condoled with the government and the people of Nasarawa State and prayed for the soul of the late maverick politician.