The Senator representing Kogi West at the upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Sen. Smart Adeyemi has extends his sympathy to Family, Council of Chiefs and the People of Lokoja over the death of His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr. Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi III, OON.

A statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Adeleye Oluwafemi Godwin, Senator Adeyemi explained that he received the news of the departure of the Maigari of Lokoja with utmost shock, noting that it is a monumental loss to the people of Lokoja and Kogi State as a whole.

While expressing his heart felt sympathy, the federal law maker described the paramount ruler as a personality who contributed meaningfully towards the peace, progress and development of the people of Kogi State and Nigeria.

Senator Smart Adeyemi prayed for the peaceful repose of the sould of the deceased and prayed God to grant the family he left behind the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.

“It is with a great sense of loss that this news came to us all. The Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Dr. Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi III will be missed immeasurably

“While wishing his soul eternal rest, I pray God give those he left behind, the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss” the statement read in part.