Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a condolence message to Sheik Ahmed Lemu, over the death of his eldest son, Abubakar Shehu Lemu.
The message was conveyed, on Tuesday, in a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
The late Abubakar, a retired Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, died following a protracted illness.
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In the message, on behalf of his family, President Buhari told Sheikh Lemu that he “deeply felt the family’s pain,” adding “I know what you must be feeling having lost the most senior of your children.”
The President also condoled with the entire people of Niger State “following this irreparable loss.”
President Buhari prayed to Allah to ease the pain of the Lemu family and grant His mercy and forgiveness to the late Abubakar Lemu.
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