President Bola Tinubu has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on the passing of his mother, Lydia.
In a statement by special adviser to the president, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described her as a woman of virtue who lived a life dedicated to faith, service, and the uplifting of her community.
The president enjoined the APC chairman to accept her death as the will of Almighty God and be consoled by the life of purpose his mother lived.
“The President enjoins the APC Chairman to accept her death as the will of Almighty God and be consoled by the life of purpose his mother lived,” the statement reads.
“President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of Mama Yilwatda and beseeches God to grant Prof. Yilwatda, the entire family and all those Mama left behind the strength to bear the loss.”
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen in his message urged the Yilwatda family to take solace in the indelible impact their matriarch made in the family, church, and community.