Dada, mother of late President Yar’Adua dies at 102
Family sources said the late Yar'Adua matriarch died on Monday evening at the Katsina Teaching Hospital.
Dada Yar’adua, mother of the former late President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, is dead. She was 102.
Family sources said the late Yar’Adua matriarch died on Monday evening at the Katsina Teaching Hospital.
She will be buried at the late president’s compound in Katsina on Tuesday.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in a message said he was saddened by the news of her death.
“I am saddened by the passing of Hajia Aya Dada Yar’Adua, mother of my late mentor, Tafida Shehu Yar’Adua, late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, among others. In the absence of my beloved mother, I adopted Hajiya Dada as a mother,” Abubakar wrote in a post on X.
“Indeed, she was a mother of multitudes, as her home was always a place of refuge where she welcomed everyone with love. She will be sorely missed.
“On behalf of the Atiku Abubakar family and team, I express my profound condolences to the Yar’Adua family, friends and associates over the loss of this gem of inestimable value. My condolences also go to the government and people of Katsina State.
“May her sins be forgiven and that she be granted Aljannah Firdausi. Ameen.”
