Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has lost his mother in-law, Hajiya Rahama. She died on Friday at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika, Zaria during a brief illness.
A statement signed by Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the younger brother of the deceased and a director at the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) said Hajiya Rahama, the mother of Hajiya Hussaina, the speaker’s first wife, was laid to rest at the Tukur-Tukur cemetery in Zaria after Jumma’at prayers on Friday.
Speaker Abbas expressed his condolences, describing the late Hajiya Rahama as a woman of exceptional virtue who embodied the spirit of motherhood for all.
He said, “I am deeply saddened by the passing of our mother, Hajiya Rahmatu Bello Mukaddas, who was more than a mother-in-law to me.”
He said the deceased lived a virtuous life worthy of emulation, not only as a peacemaker but also a symbol of unity.
