Rt. Hon. Imam Pays Condolence Visit to Khalifa Nurudeen

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By Musa Tanimu Nasidi.

The Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Umar Ahmed Imam on Saturday paid a condolence visit to Khalifa Nurudeen Yusuf Abdallah on the passing away of his wife, Sayida Rahmat Nurudeen Yusuf Abdallah.

Speaking at the residence of the bereaved in Lokoja, Imam described the death of Sayida Rahmat as a great loss not only to her husband but the entire Muslim ummah.

The Speaker also prayed God to repose the soul of the deceased.

He described the Rahmat as mother to all who served her husband diligently and also prayed that Allah would grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Responding, Khalifa Nurudeen thanked the Speaker for the visit and prayed for Allah’s protection and guidance as they pilot the affairs of the state.

The speaker was accompanied to the visit by his chief press secretary, Umar Yakubu Ali and a host of others.

Sayida Rahmat died in a hospital in Abuja yesterday as a result of the injuries she sustained in a motor accident along Lokoja – Abuja road.

She has since been buried according to Islamic rites. She survived by her husband and two children.


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