President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Managing Editor of The Nation, Alhaji Yusuf Alli, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Hawau Odee.
In a press statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the president said the philanthropic efforts of Alli’s mother would continue to mark her legacy through generations going forward.
In a message to the veteran leader of the journalism community in Abuja, President Buhari prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased and urged the family members to take solace in the good record left behind by their mother.
According to the President, “the deceased will be remembered for filling people’s lives with happiness and joy. Condolences to Yusuf Alli and the rest of the family and her admirers. May her soul rest in peace.”
