The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Abdurrahman Lekki has died.
Lekki, who was also a life coach with specialization on leadership, change management, personal effectiveness and financial intelligence, died in the early hours of Wednesday.
The deceased was said to be well loved among Muslim faithful and a dutiful state official.
Although the news of his death hasn’t been formally confirmed by his family or government, many of his friends including the Muslim group, Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness (MICA), have taken to the social media to mourn his passing.
Meanwhile funeral rites are about now being performed.
At the Lagos State Secretariat Mosque,
Alausa by 1.30 pm, his funeral prayers (Janazah) is being held.
His body will leave for Lagos Mainland Muslim Cemetery, Ofada, Ogun State for burial shortly after the prayer.
Mourning the loss in a condolence message, Mutiat Orolu-Balogun wrote: “Allahuma igfirlahu Allahuma irhamhu. May Allah accept him as a pious servant and grant him AlJannatul Firdaous. This is really shocking!”
Sirajudeen Abdulazeez also wrote, “He was a friend, and a good friend indeed, even while on the sick bed he was working for the Ummah. May his grave be rawdatun min riyadhil jannah.”
