President Bola Tinubu has his condolences to Vice President Kashim Shettima, over the death of his stepmother, Hauwa Ajja Kormi, who died on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The late Hajja Hauwa died after a protracted illness and was survived by five children, stepchildren, and many grandchildren.
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The funeral, which was held at the Shehuri North residence of the deceased same day, was attended by a Federal government delegation led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, who represented President Tinubu.
Speaking after the funeral prayers, Ribadu extended the President’s heartfelt condolences, saying the death “is a collective mourning, and we join the family in prayers for her soul,”
The delegation included; Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari; Minister of State for Steel Development, Uba Maigari; Chairman of the National Hajj Commission, Jalal Arabi, Special Adviser to the President on General Duties (Office of the Vice-President), Aliyu Modibbo Umar, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz.
Editor: Ken Eseni
