Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed described the death of Chief Lar as a national loss.

Ahmed, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, noted that the demise of the elder statesman is even more painful as the nation has not only been deprived of the depth of his experience as a seasoned politician but at a time when his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the nation are going through real and enduring transformation.

He said that the late politician was particularly outstanding in the country's political terrain because he "was an adherent of political integration and inclusiveness who played a significant role in the Second Republic: He observed that the late astute politician would be remembered for his exemplary humility, vision and the maturity he brought to political leadership in the country for more than 50 years of Nigeria's nationhood.

The governor said that the death of Chief Lar had left a big vacuum not only in the party but in Plateau State and Nigeria as a whole and prayed God to grant him eternal rest and grant the family, the government and people of Plateau State and the nation at large the fortitude to bear the loss.