The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), as well as the Ministry of Education and other agencies under it have commiserated with Mallam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education over the recent death of his mother.
This was disclosed in the current edition of JAMBulletin made available to The State Online on Sunday night.
According to the weekly publication of the Office of the Registrar of JAMB, “The entire members of the Education Ministry family led by the Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukuemeka Nwajiuba, and the Permanent Secretary, Arc. Sonny Echono, have commiserated with the Education Minister, Mall. Adamu Adamu, over the death of his Mother, Hajiya Fatima Adamu Baaba, who died in the early hours of Friday, 24th April, 2020. In a statement signed on behalf of the Staff of the Ministry and those of its Agencies, Nwajiuba said, “This is our collective grief, our dear mother has left us. The best we can do now and for the rest of our lives is to continue to work and live together as brothers.”
“Condolence messages were also received from the 21 Chief Executives of Parastatals under the Ministry of Education including Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB; Prof. Elias Bagoro, TETFund; Prof. Bappa Aliu, UBEC; Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, NUC and the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education, among others. Also offering their condolences were the over 120 Directors in the Ministry which included Principals of the 104 Unity Colleges.
“Education Correspondents led by NTA’s Abdullahi Suleja similarly expressed their grief, praying Allah to grant Mama Adamu eternal rest and the family the fortitude to bear the loss.
“The Hon. Minister, in his reaction expressed appreciation to all and sundry, who in spite of the lockdown and the Ramadan, were prepared to visit to pay their respects to the family of the departed soul. Also, the Hon. Minister, while appreciating the concerns and sympathy of many stated that, in adherence to the prevailing lockdown directive issued by the President, sympathisers could write to pay their respects or offer prayers for the safe repose of the soul of his mother anywhere they are.
“Furthermore, Mall. Adamu pleasantly observed that well-wishers in adhering to his call for written condolences, have inundated his phone with messages, the volume of which could only be assessed by the huge revenue accruing to the Telcos!
“Among those who wrote was the Chairman, JAMB Governing Board, Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe. In his letter, Dr. Ndukwe prayed for the repose of Madam Adamu. Mama Fatima Adamu had since been laid to rest according to Islamic injunctions.”