Buhari Mourns As Emir of Kano, Bichi Loses Mother
POLITICS DIGEST – The mother of the emir of Kano, Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero, Hajiya Maryam Ado Bayero is dead.
The late Hajiya Maryam is also the mother of another first-class chief, the emir of Bichi, Alh. Nasiru Ado Bayero.
Hajiya Maryam passed on early Saturday in Cairo Egypt after a protracted illness, a palace source confirmed.
A palace source told POLITICS DIGEST that arrangement are in top gear to bring the corpse for burial in Kano.
The late Maryam was a Princess and aunty to the present Emir of Ilorin Alh. Ibrahim Sulu Gambari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences over the death of the mothers of the two monarch Hajiya Maryam Ado-Bayero.
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Buhari, in a condolence statement issued by his Spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, described the passing of Hajiya Ado-Bayero as a great shock and big loss to the late emirs’ families.
“I have received the news of her death with profound sadness.
”She was a great and revered mother who was a fountain of inspiration, not only for the family but also, others who had interacted with her.
“Hajiya Maryam Ado-Bayero was a symbol of the same humility for which her late respected husband was famous,” he said.
The president also condoled with Ilorin royal family, particularly the Emir, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.
“I wish to use this opportunity to condole with Emirs of Kano and Bichi, Aminu Ado Bayero and Nasiru Ado Bayero and also, the Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu- Gambari and my Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari,” he said.
The president called on them to immortalise her legacy and put into practice her noble qualities.
”May Allah forgive her soul and reward her good deeds with aljannah,” he said.
