Buhari condoles Shettima over stepmother’s death

By BASHIR ADEFAKA

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled Vice President Kashim Shettima, over the death of his step-mother, Hajja Hauwa Ajja Kormi, who died on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.

The death of Hajia Kormi was announced in a media office of the vice president on Thursday.

In a reaction to news of the death, Buhari said “it is very sad to know about the demise of the Vice President’s respected step-mother. It is a sad day for you.

“My thoughts and prayers are with Vice President Kashim Shettima and his family during this time of mourning,” the former President said, according to a statement by his former Spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu on Friday.