President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to Hajiya Hauwa’u Ozoho, the late mother of the Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello.
Extolling the virtues of the deceased at her third day Firdau prayers, President Buhari urged the governor to always remember the courage and indelible contribution of his mother to his life and the community.
The President communicated this tribute, according to Mallam Garba Shehu his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, through a letter he signed and delivered by an Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff led delegation at the Bello family compound in Okene on Tuesday.
According to the letter, President Buhari said: “Your mother will be remembered for her unwavering support and encouragement to you. Her wise counsel to you in the course of service to your people will not be easily forgotten. Her demise has created a vacuum which will be difficult to fill.
“I enjoin Your Excellency to draw inspiration from the fact that she lived a fulfilled life. She lived to witness your leadership and achievements as the Executive Governor of Kogi State in the last four years.
“On behalf of my family, the government and people of Nigeria, I commiserate with Your Excellency, the entire members of you family and the people of Kogi State.”
Members of the President’s delegation included the Minister of Special Duties, Senator George Akume, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of State, FCT Dr. Ramatu Tijjani, the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubair Dada and the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
