The mother of a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, Hajiya Umma el-Rufai, is dead.
She died Friday afternoon in Cairo, Egypt.
Bello el-Rufai, who is the deceased’s grandson, broke the sad news.
He wrote on his Facebook page saying “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. From Allah SWT we came and to Him we shall all return. I would like to inform the public of the demise of my Grandmother, Hajiya Umma el-Rufai who passed away a few hours ago.
“She is the biological mother of our father, Mallam Nasir @elrufai. We are grateful for the life she lived and may Allah SWT bless her gentle soul. May He bless the soul of the parents we have lost. On behalf of our family, we seek your prayers. Thank you.”
