The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, has described how tough it was for him to watch his brother die, while on life support machine.

Sani Dangote, the Deputy Chairman of the African Gum Arabic Producers Association and a two-time President of the Lagos Polo Club, died on Sunday, November 14 at a US hospital where he was receiving cancer treatment.

Dangote made his submission when the leader of All Progress Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, paid him a condolence visit over his late brother, Sani Dangote’s death.

Dangote said: “It is a very tough time for us; its been very trying, especially for myself.

“Having a brother like him; once you lose him it is really very painful. He died in front of myself, our mother and all his children.

“The most painful thing is when you are told that your brother will be passing on in about an hour.

“And you stand by watching as the machine is going down until it stopped working. It was very tormenting,”

“We have always known that when there is life there is death. We, as Muslims, don’t know who is next and it can be today, tomorrow or even now.

“That is why it is good to be good, so that when you get there you can bid for whatever you were asked to do on earth.

Tinubu remarked in h is sympathy letter that money cannot purchase life and that there is nothing anyone could do about it.

He urged the family to remain hopeful and keep praying for Sani’s soul’s repose.

Tinubu said: “We are here not to just commiserate or console you, we are here together to mourn our dear brother.

“Sani is not yours alone. He was a Lagosian and a great Nigerian and a friend and a brother to all of us here.

“I am not a preacher, but I know what it means to suddenly lose a close relation, especially a brother.

“What we have come to do is to join in prayers for you and the people of Kano state, for Nigeria and the entire family as a whole.

“May God give you the strength to bear the loss. It is a loss to all of us.

“May God grant you longer life, keep you in good health, keep the family in good health, give you peace of mind and the ability to accept the decree of God Almighty.

“He is the giver and the taker and He can do anything at any given time he chooses.

“With your faith and your strong capacity, we believe you will come out of it and continue to do good in his name, in your name, in the family’s name and the entire people of the country,”

Source; Ghgossip.com

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