Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday paid a condolence visit to a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over the latter’s mother’s death.
Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Monday.
Bellnews reports that El-Rufai’s biological mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.
The former governor has since then been receiving dignitaries at his residence in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
During the visit, Shettima described the deceased as a woman of great virtue and a pillar of strength for her family.
He offered prayers for the repose of her soul and for the El-Rufai family to find the strength to navigate the difficult period of mourning.