Hajiya Zainab Garba, the wife of the Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba, is dead.
Naija News gathered that Hajia Garba died in the early hours of Tuesday, July 2.
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, in a condolence message to his Deputy, described the death of his wife as a great loss.
He added that the news is devastating not only for his Deputy, but the government and the entire people of the State.
While commiserating with his Deputy over the loss, the governor encouraged him to see the demise of his wife as an act of Allah and be consoled by the fact that the deceased lived a good life.
He promised the support of the State Executive Council to the Deputy Governor during his moment of grief while praying to Allah to forgive all the shortcomings of the deceased and grant her Aljanna Firdausi.