Senators
Katsina, The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin has led Senators to Katsina State for the condolence and funeral of the late Hajiya Dada, mother of the late President Umaru Musa-Yar’adua, who passed away on Monday at 102.
Hajiya Dada was also the mother of the late Gen. Shehu Musa-Yar’adua and Sen. Abdulaziz Musa-Yar’adua (APC-Katsina Central) and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army.
The matriarch of the Yar’adua family was buried at the Danmarna cemetery on Tuesday in line with Islamic rite after the funeral prayer at the Katsina township stadium, Yar’adua quarters, Katsina.
Members of the senate delegation included the Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Sen. Abdulhamid Malam-Madori and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TetFund, Sen. Muntari Dandutse.
There was also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, Sen. Aminu Iya-Abbas, in the delegation, and other senators.
After the burial, Jibrin prayed to the Almighty Allah to forgive her shortcomings and admit her to Al-Jannatul Firdausi.
He also urged Sen. Abdulaziz Musa-Yar’adua, and all those the deceased left behind to take solace in the fact that she lived a righteous life dedicated to the service of Allah and humanity.
“Hajiya Dada was a devout Muslim who dedicated her life to the service of Allah and humanity. May Allah SWT grant Hajiya Al-Jannatul Firdausi.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army and Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, Sen. Abdulaziz Musa-Yar’Adua and all other persons she left behind.
“May Allah give them the strength to bear this irreparable loss,” he prayed.
