BY SHUAIBU IDRIS MIQATI

As the saying goes there is a time to are living and there is also a time to leave! These is the tale of each and every human being. When I gained the sad information of the passing absent of a expensive good friend and manager, it was to say the minimum devastating, unpleasant and in fact extremely difficult to come to phrases with. However, as Muslims, we say From Him Allah, we all arrived from and to Him we shall all return! I also remembered adage stated above.

It was in 1987 whilst performing with a Merchant Lender I arrived to know Alhaji Sani Dangote as a buyer of the Financial institution. Himself and his two brothers Alhaji Aliko and late Alhaji Bello have been functioning the then loved ones business enterprise and were being coming to transact companies with the lender. As a youthful banker, I was saddled with the tasks of taking care of the relationship as an Account Officer.

The romance involving the lender and the prospects associated funding of imports and exports. Export of Cocoa, Gum Arabic, Cotton Lint and so on and Imports of goods such as Sugar, Flour, Salt and so on. It was an great relationship as the client was normal in well timed reimbursement of services extended. Companies have been increasing and the romantic relationship became even more particular over and above Banker customer romantic relationship.

Sani Gote as he was fondly known as by mates and associates will occur to the lender, entire of electrical power, dynamism and passion. He will make meticulous presentation of transactions requiring possibly monetary support or simply just advise. In most instances we seldom have tiny, really minimal in truth to incorporate to the concepts and considered procedures introduced by Alhaji Sani. The amount of mental pedigree, the looking into of components on issue make a difference and the support files generally well prepared and submitted by Alhaji Sani amazes a lot of.

Sani, whilst by any specifications a silver spoon persona, moves about and all-around with gentility, humbleness and esteem. Sani moves with grace, poise, humility and dignity. Nonetheless he will greet everybody he will come throughout irrespective of age or expertise of the individual. He will wave or say hi there to all people even individuals he does not know if he comes across them on his way! Pomposity? Nope, By no means definitely…