Buhari Writes Akande To Mourn Wife’s Death

President Muhammadu  Buhari had written and called the founding chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande on the telephone to commiserate with him on the death of his wife, Omowunmi.

The presidency through a statement released by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu expressed “heart-felt” sadness over the death of Akande’s wife of 50 years.

The President’s message reads,  “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.”