President Tinubu mourns passing of Yar’Adua matriarch
President Bola Tinubu expressed his condolences to the Yar’Adua family following the death of Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua, the mother of former Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua and General Shehu Yar’Adua.
In a statement, President Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the president commiserated with the family and extended his condolences to Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, the people of Katsina, and others affected by her passing.
“The president mourns Hajiya Dada, yet extols her legacy of compassion, faith, honesty, and good fellowship,” the statement read. “President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of the deceased and affirms that the matriarch of the Yar’Adua family will always be remembered for the support, peace, joy, and comfort she offered to many.”
Hajiya Yar’Adua, the matriarch of the Yar’Adua family and mother of former Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, passed away at the age of 102 on Monday evening after a brief illness.
She was the mother of several prominent figures, including the late President Yar’Adua, who passed away in 2010, and the late General Shehu Musa Yar’adua who passed away in 1997.
Her other prominent sons include Senator Abdu Soja Yar’adua and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, the current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army.
