Fashola, Ahmed, Saraki commiserate with el-Rufai over son’s death

THE Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola , has commiserated with the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, over the death of his son, Hamza, in a road accident, expressing deep shock at the incident. In a condolence message to the former minister, who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Fashola said the death of Hamza was a painful one especially when viewed against the background that he was a young man with a promising future. While praying for the repose of the soul of the departed, the governor urged Mallam El-Rufai to take solace in the words of the Holy Book that Allah is the one who gives and takes away. Governor Fashola also prayed that the Almighty Allah would grant Mallam El-Rufai and his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has also commiserated with the former FCT minister. Governor Ahmed, in a statement on Wednesday, described the death of Hamza as painful, unfortunate and shocking. The governor prayed God to grant the el-Rufai family the fortitude to bear the impact of the loss and the deceased eternal rest. The former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, also commiserated with the FCT minister over the death of his son. Saraki, in a statement on Wednesday, said he was deeply saddened to hear about the death of Mallam El- Rufai’s son, Hamza El-Rufai. “My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time, as they struggle through this period of shock and grief. “I pray that Almighty Allah will grant him Aljannah Firdaus; I also pray that Allah grants the family the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss during this difficult time and may the love of those around them help the family through the days ahead,” he stated.