Tinubu also extolled Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua’s legacy of compassion, faith, honesty and good fellowship
By Kehinde Okeowo
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the passing of their matriarch, Hajiya Dada.
His message was contained in a statement issued by the president’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale.
Hajiya Dada, the mother of the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, the late General Shehu Yar’Adua and the current Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua died on Monday.
Her funeral prayer is expected to be conducted at the Yar’Adua’s family house, Yar’Adua area of Katsina metropolis by 1:30pm on Tuesday.
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Reacting to the news of her death, President Tinubu extolled her legacy of compassion, faith and honesty.
He also extended his condolences to her children, family, the people of Katsina State, and to the many lives the late Hajiya Dada had touched.
The statement read, “The President mourns Hajiya Dada, yet extols her legacy of compassion, faith, honesty, and good fellowship.
“President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of the deceased and affirms that the matriarch of the Yar’Adua family will always be remembered for the support, peace, joy and comfort she offered to many.”
