President Bola Tinubu on Sunday mourned with Dr Dikko Radda, the Katsina State governor, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Baribari.
The 93-year-old matriarch died in the late hours of Saturday, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday.
The president described the deceased nonagenarian as a selfless woman who had nurtured generations of leaders who excelled in different endeavours.
Tinubu said she left behind a legacy of integrity and community service that permeated far and near.
The president beseeched Almighty Allah to grant her Jannatul Firdaus and comfort her family during this time of grief.
