Buhari commiserates with Osinbajos, sends delegation to Ikenne
President Muhammadu Buhari has
commiserated with the family of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo over
the death of matriarch of the Awolowo family. The late Hanna Idowu
Dideolu Awolowo is the grand mother of Dolapo, the vice president’s
wife.
He described the deceased Awolowo as “an institution in her own right” and “a model of motherhood.”
In a statement issued by, Garba Shehu,
senior special assistant on media and publicity, Buhari told the
Osinbajos that the late Hanna Idowu was one of the greatest female
political icons in Africa who was deservingly revered for her remarkable
virtues.
The president, according to the
statement, has equally dispatched a powerful Federal Government
delegation to condole with the Awolowo family at Ikenne, Ogun State.
Meanwhile, former past Governor
Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, at the weekend mourned the matriarch
of the Awolowo family, saying the mother of a nation has translated to
immortality.
In a condolence message, signed by
Hakeem Bello, special adviser on media to Fashola, to the Awolowo
family, Fashola expressed grief at the passage of the widow of the late
sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, noting that the nation would sorely miss
her wise counsel.
“I condole with the Awolowo family at this moment of physical separation and bereavement,” he said.
Fashola urged the family to take solace
in the memory of the departed matriarch’s decades of patriotic service
to the nation even without seeking any title.
“No words will suffice to describe how
sorely Mama will be missed. But I am confident that the memory of Mama’s
legacy, her national service without a title, and the pride of her
life’s work will build bridges of comfort for the entire family,” he
said.
While condoling with the government and
people of Ogun State, Fashola prayed that the soul of H.I.D“finds favour
with her creator and rest in His bosom peacefully.”
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