President Muhammadu has condoled with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on the demise of his sister, Hajia Rabiat Bello, after protracted ill health.
A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in Abuja on Tuesday, said the president deeply understood the bond and affection of a united family and the pain that follows when one loses a dearly beloved elder sister.
President Buhari prayed Almighty Allah to comfort the family of Bello, relatives and friends who mourns the passage of Hajia Rabiat, particularly the governor, who has very fond memories of an amazing sister who brought him up from childhood.
‘‘May Allah forgive her shortcomings and reward her good deeds with paradise,’’ the President said.
