Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday paid a condolence visit to the family of late former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina.

Mr Buhari died in London on July 13 after an undisclosed illness and was laid to rest on July 15 in his home in Daura.

The first lady was accompanied by several high-profile women, including the wife of Vice-President Nana Shettima, the wife of the speaker of the House of Representatives, Fatima Abbas, the wife of the deputy Senate president, Laila Barau, the wives of various state governors, ministers, service chiefs, and other prominent women.

Paying tribute to the late president, Mrs Tinubu described Buhari as “not only a statesman but a symbol of integrity, discipline, and devotion to Nigeria”.

She said, “His life was marked by unwavering commitment to nation-building, public service, and the welfare of the common man.”

In another development, the first lady, alongside Governor Dikko Radda, also led the delegation on a condolence visit to the Palace of the Emir to commiserate with Umar Farouk and the Daura Emirate Council.

“I am here today, together with Hajiya Shettima and a lot of us to pay condolences to you all. I also want to acknowledge the queen of Daura Kingdom, we are here just to commiserate and to pay our condolences to your royal highness for your loss. At the same time, you had a very dignified and proud son that you are supposed to be proud of, the deputy governor, and all the sons of Daura who are supposed to emulate his virtues.

“I believe that all your citizens here must have been from very good stocks, in spite that it is a painful loss for us, it is also a thing of pride to have had such a worthy son from this land who has not only done Daura proud, also the entire nation and the world at large both as a military man and as a civilian leader,” she stated.

(NAN)