Etsu Nupe condoles Ex Niger SSG, Prof Yahaya over mother’s death
By Mohammed Baba Busu
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has described the death of Hajiya Fatima Yawo Yahaya, the mother of Pro Chancellor, Abdulkadir Kure University, Prof Muhammad kuta yahaya, Magartakada Nupe as a big loss to the people of Bida emirate, Niger State and the nation as a whole.
Alhaji Abubakar expressed shock over the demise of the mother of the former Secretary to the Niger Government, Prof Yahaya, who died at the age of 99 at Abuja on Sunday night.
According to Etsu Nupe, who is Chairman, Niger Council of Traditional Rulers, the deceased lived a life worthy of emulation, saying she was a strict disciplinarian, pious and humble mother.
The traditional ruler said that although the vacancy created by her demise would be too difficult to fill, she is survived by sons and daughters who were making invaluable contributions to national development.
“The deceased showed love to the people who live in her domain, irrespective of their tribe and religious inclination.
“In spite of these, she was a Godly woman who had the interest of her people at heart above any other things,” the traditional ruler said in a condolence message.
Alhaji Abubakar also described her as a committed technocrat, patriotic woman and a de-tribalised Nigerian.
“Though God has his reasons for taking her at this point in time, the people of the state have enjoyed her motherly advice, which will be greatly missed,” the royal father added.
The Etsu Nupe, however, urged the deceased family to sustain her good legacy, adding that she always put the unity of the country first, irrespective of ethnic, political and religious divides.
He prayed to God to grant her soul eternal rest in Aljannatul Fildausi, reward her soul in eternity and give his family and the emirate the fortitude to bear the loss.
The remains of the late Hajiya Fatima Yahaya will be buried on today, Monday, April 28, in her country home, Patibokugi in Doko District by 2:00 p.m.
