President Bola Tinubu and the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, as well as others, have sympathized with the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kolo Kyari over the death of his daughter, Fatima Kyari. Fatima died yesterday, October 11, at the age of 25 after a protracted illness.
President Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, expressed shock at the death of Fatima, even as he sympathized with the rest of the Kyari’s family on the irreparable and painful loss.
This came even as the statement by Garba Shehu, spokesperson to former President Buhari, quoted his boss as saying: “I am shocked and deeply pained to learn about the passing away of your daughter, Fatima.
“It is very painful to accept that she has left the world at such a tender age, but Allah, who gave her to you, knows best. My deepest and most heartfelt condolences are with your family in this hour of intense grief.”
In the statement by Onanuga, President Tinubu prayed for the repose of the soul of Fatima and urged the Kyari family to stay strong at these trying times.
Also, Vice President Kashim Shettima, in a statement by his Media Assistant, Stanley Nkwocha, prayed for the peaceful repose of the late Fatima, and asked God to grant the family the strength to bear the exit of their daughter.
The Vice President led other mourners at the funeral prayers, which were held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, also joined in commiserating with Mele Kyari.
In a statement by his media aide, Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau prayed to Allah to grant Fatima peaceful transition and to grant Malam Mele Kyari and other members of the family the strength to bear the passage of Fatima.
“I wish to convey my condolences to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Malam Mele Kyari, and other members of his family over his daughter, Fatima, passing at 25 today.
“My thoughts and prayers are with Malam Mele Kyari and other members of his family during this trying period of Fatima’s passing.
“May Allah SWT grant Fatima Aljannatul Firdausi and give Malam Mele Kyari and other members of his family strength to bear this irreparable loss.”
