SHAH ALAM, 13 Feb: The clean and principled leadership practiced by the late Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat becomes the catalyst to the Selangor Health Exco, Dr Daroyah Alwo, to assume her responsibilities.

Daroyah, who managed to pay her last respects to the late Nik Aziz, met his wife, Datin Tuan Sabarian Tuan Ishak, to express her condolences on the loss of the PAS Spiritual Leader in Pulau Melaka, Kelantan, this morning.

“The passing of Tok Guru (teacher) is a great loss to the country and is hard to be replaced. We share this grief because he was a respected and loved leader. Gone is an irreplaceable jewel.

“His moderate attitude, clean and principled leadership always reminds me to assume the same trust for the people.

“Thanks be to Allah, I had the opportunity to pay my last respects before his body was taken to the mosque to be prayed for and I managed to meet his wife,” she told Selangor Kini.

The late Nik Aziz was safely buried at the Pulau Melaka Islamic Cemetary at 11 this morning after he breathed his last breath at the age of 84 in his home at 9.40 pm yesterday, roughly an hour after being taken home from the hospital.

NS