Former Vice President of Nigeria and frontline aspirant for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar on Sunday, visited the families of the late former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie and the late former Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Lawal Kaita to pay his condolences to the two families.

The presidential aspirant who paid the visit a day after he formally declared his bid for the 2019 presidential contest remarked that he enjoyed the wise counsel from both Coomassie and Kaita and that they can never be forgotten in a hurry.

“I have decided to pay this visit today because of the special bond that I shared with these departed souls. Beyond being associates, I tapped tremendously from their tap of wisdom and my prayer is that the Almighty Allah accepts their good deeds and forgives their shortcomings.

“I also pray that the bereaved families continue to have the comfort and strength to bear the loss,” Atiku said.

Atiku similarly led a delegation of associates including the Director General of his campaign organization and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel to the palace of Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman to condole with him over the loss of his illustrious subjects.