Hajiya Jummai Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the last surviving wife of first Prime Minister, late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, has died. She was aged 85.
Hajia Jummai died of cardiac arrest in Lagos on Sunday, October 27th, days after she returned to Nigeria from India where she had gone to seek medical care for a heart-related ailment.
President Buhari has condoled with the family of Hajia Jummai as well as the government and people of Bauchi state. In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, President Buhari prayed for the repose of her soul.
“It was with the deepest sense of sorrow that I have learnt of the tragic demise of Hajiya Jummai Tafawa Balewa. In her sad demise, Nigeria has lost an outstanding political figure, who was passionately committed to the cause of the family and the legacies of her late husband.
I convey my heartfelt condolences to members of the bereaved family, the government and people of Bauchi State and the entire people of our dear country. May Allah repose her soul.”