ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with Mr Osita Okechukwu, Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), on the death of his wife of 30 years, Tina, aged 57.
The president said he shared in the grief of the Okechukwu family at this time of distress, asking God to console and comfort them.
A statement by Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina, quoted the President as saying, “Losing a dear wife and mother, signifies a time of deep travail for any family, particularly one who was so devoted, and a rallying force for the household.”
The president laments the loss of a true Nigerian, who had schooled in Kano, Enugu-Agidi in Anambra, her state of origin, Maiduguri, and Sango-Otta, Ogun State, thus fluent in Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, among other languages
