The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday paid a condolence visit to the family of late former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State.
Buhari died in London on July 13 after an undisclosed illness and was laid to rest on July 15 in his home in Daura.
The first lady was accompanied by several high-profile women, including the wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima; wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hajiya Fatima Abbas; wife of the Deputy Senate President, Hajiya Laila Barau; wives of various state governors, ministers, service chiefs, and other prominent women.
Paying tribute to the late President, Sen. Tinubu described Buhari as “not only a statesman but a symbol of integrity, discipline, and devotion to Nigeria”.
She said: “His life was marked by unwavering commitment to nation-building, public service, and the welfare of the common man.”
The visit, included prayers for the peaceful repose of the former President’s soul.
In another development, the first lady alongside the state governor Dr Dikko Radda, also led the delegation on a condolence visit to the Palace of the Emir, to commensurate with Alhaji Umar Farouk and the Daura Emirate in Council.
“I am here today, together with Hajiya Shettima and a lot of us to pay condolences to you all.
“I also want to acknowledge the queen of Daura Kingdom, we are here just to commensurate and to pay our condolences to your royal highness for your loss.
“At the same time, you had a very dignified and proud son that you are supposed to be proud of, the deputy governor and all the sons of Daura that are supposed to emulate his virtue.
“I believe that all your citizens here must have been from very good stocks, in spite that it is a painful loss for us, it is also a thing of pride to have had such a worthy son from this land who has not only done Daura proud, also the entire nation and the world at large both as a military man and as a civilian leader.
“We all miss him, both him and my family shared a deep relationship so, we didn’t come here as a duty of office but I came because my husband has lost an ally, a friend of many years in spite of the fact that he was our leader.
“We came to offer our condolences to you, all of us women that are here today and to pray that God will console and comfort you and that God will also forgive him if all his short comings, grant him eternal rest.”