Abba Kyari comes alive

• Published date: 20 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

For Abba Kyari, the late and highly cerebral Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who died in the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic, his body might have gone on a journey of no return but memories of his achievements and feats still linger on as many have often said he is one of the few men who put the interest of the country at heart with his dedication, selflessness, and commitment to work of national interest. Abba Kyari came alive while his last daughter Zainab Kyari tied the nuptial knot with her long-time fiancé Mohammed Hameed Alli, son of the comptroller General of Customs last weekend in a grand wedding soiree in Abuja.

It was a gathering that resonates and rejigged the life and time of the bride's father as his gigantic portrait strategically placed at the wedding reception ignited some memories and put the family in some mood...