President Buhari mourns late Sheikh Gumi’s Wife, Hajia Aminatu

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Muslim scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, over the death of his widow and matriarch of the family, Hajiya Aminatu Bintu Gumi.

Buhari’s message was contained in a statement on by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

In a message to the family in Kaduna on Sunday delivered by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mahmud Mohammed, President Buhari recalled the late Aminatu’s simplicity and warmth and described her demise as “indeed very touching.”

“I am deeply saddened to learn about the demise of your mother. My heartfelt condolences are with you in this intense hour of grief,” the President said to the step children, General Abdulkadir Gumi (retd), the Kaduna-based cleric, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Gumi, and the other children.

He prayed to Allah to grant them strength and fortitude to bear the loss.