Tinubu mourns ex-President Yar’adua’s mother

President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the family of late President Umaru Yar’adua, over the death of their matriarch, Hajiya Dada.

In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday, Tinubu, also extended his condolences to Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, the people of Katsina State, and to the many lives the late matriarch touched.

“Hajiya Dada, mother of the late former President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, passed away on Monday at a venerable age.

“President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of the deceased and affirms 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 President mourns Hajiya Dada, yet extols her legacy of compassion, faith, honesty, and good fellowship,” the statement read.

Hajiya Dada died on Monday at the age of 102.

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