Nuhu Ribadu loses brother
By Jeffrey Agbo
National Security Adviser (NSA) and pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, has lost his brother, Salihu Ribadu.
Salihu died on Sunday, May 5 in Yola, Adamawa State capital.
President Bola Tinubu extended his condolences to the NSA over the incident.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the president was represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, who led a federal government delegation on a condolence visit to Yola.
Speaking at the Ribadu family home, Gbajabiamila expressed the president’s sadness over the loss, describing it as “painful and irreparable.”
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“Mr. President has mandated us to come to Yola and condole with a valued member of his team, the National Security Adviser, and by extension the rest of the family over the sad loss suffered by them.
“The loss of a close family member like this is very painful, and it is therefore important for friends and family to come together and commiserate with the bereaved family,” Gbajabiamila said.
Others who made up the delegation were the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman; Minister of Arts and Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musawa; Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa; and Special Adviser to the President on General Duties (Office of the Vice President), Aliyu Umar.