President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the passing of Hajiya Dada.
Hajiya Dada, mother of the late former President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and the late Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, passed away on Monday, at a venerable age.
In a statement, President Tinubu also extended his condolences to Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua, the people of Katsina State, and the many lives the late matriarch touched.
Signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, says the President mourns Hajiya Dada, yet extols her legacy of compassion, faith, honesty, and good fellowship.
President Tinubu prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased and affirmed that the beloved and remarkable matriarch of the Yar’Adua family will always be remembered for the support, peace, joy, and comfort she offered to many.
The mother of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, popularly known as Hajiya Dada, died on Monday evening at the age of 102, after a protracted illness.
Hajia Dada, died in her matrimonial home in the Yar’adua quarters, Katsina.
Reporting by Abdullah Bello; Editing by Oluwaseyi Ajibade and Adeniyi Bakare (FRCN)
