Buhari ‘sends condolences’ to Bisi Akande over wife’s death

President Muhammadu
Buhari has expressed “heart-
felt” sadness over the death
of Omowunmi Akande, wife
of the founding chairman of
the governing All
Progressives Congress, APC.
In a letter to the bereaved
party chieftain on
Wednesday, President Buhari
described as “irreparable”
the loss by Chief Akande of
his wife of 50 years, the
presidency said.
The president’s spokesperson,
Garba Shehu, said Mr. Buhari
had earlier phoned the
family to condole with them.
The President’s message
reads as follow: “I received
the very sad news of the
death of your dearly beloved
wife, Madam Omowunmi
Akande this morning.
I am following our phone call
with this letter of condolence,
which comes from my heart.
“To lose a wife, a dear wife
after 50 years, a constant and
loving companion through
good and bad times, is a blow
only a man of unshakeable
faith can withstand.
Please extend my personal
condolences to the immediate
and wider Akande family and
to friends of the family for
this irreparable loss.
“May Allah give you the
strength and Iman to endure
her passing away.”