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Atiku Abubakar Mourns the Passing of Hajia Aya Dada Yar’Adua
Atiku Abubakar has issued a moving tribute following the death of Hajia Aya Dada Yar’Adua, the esteemed mother of his late mentor, Tafida Shehu Yar’Adua, the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua.
In his statement, Atiku Abubakar expressed profound sadness and shared his personal connection to the late matriarch. Atiku described Hajia Aya Dada Yar’Adua as a remarkable woman who had a significant impact on his life.
In the absence of his own mother, Atiku adopted Hajia Dada as a mother figure. He fondly remembered her home as a refuge where she extended love and hospitality to everyone who sought it.
Her kindness and welcoming spirit were hallmarks of her life, and she was revered as a mother of many. In his message, Atiku Abubakar conveyed his deepest condolences to the Yar’Adua family, acknowledging their immense loss.
He also expressed sympathy to the friends and associates of the Yar’Adua family, recognizing the widespread impact of Hajia Dada’s passing.
Furthermore, Atiku extended his condolences to the government and people of Katsina State, underscoring the broader community’s shared grief.
Atiku concluded his tribute with prayers for Hajia Aya Dada Yar’Adua, asking for her sins to be forgiven and for her to be granted Aljannah Firdausi, the highest place in paradise.
His heartfelt message reflects both his personal loss and the collective mourning of those who knew and loved Hajia Dada.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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