Tinubu condoles with Yusuf Alli on mum’s death

Tinubu condoles with Yusuf Alli on mum’s death

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a message of condolences to a veteran journalist, Yusuf Alli, on the death of his mother, Hajiya Hawau Odee.

Alli, managing editor (Northern Operations) of The Nation newspaper, is also President of the Rotary Club of Maitama, Abuja.

The late businesswoman and community leader died on Sunday at 89.

Tinubu, in a message released by his office on Monday, said, “My sympathy and condolences to Alhaji Yusuf Alli and his siblings over the passing of their mother.

“I understand Hajiya Odee was a successful businesswoman who impacted many people.

“Hajiya Odee’s passing is therefore not only a loss to her six children and other members of her family; it is a loss to the community and by extension humanity in general. And that is the significance of a life well spent.

“She helped to nurture Alli and his siblings into very responsible and hardworking citizens as evidenced by their useful contributions in different spheres of life.
“My heart goes to the family at this moment. I pray for Almighty Allah to repose the soul of their departed matriarch.”