Scene of the accident in Abuja...on Tuesday. The victim, Hamza.
Tragedy
hit the home of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday when his son, Hamsa, died in a road
accident in Abuja.
The former minister, who is a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, announced this on his Face Book page on Tuesday.
He asked Nigerians to pray for the repose of the soul of the late son.
El-Rufai wrote, “From Allah we came and
to him we shall return. Please join our family in praying for the repose
of the soul of my son, Hamza el-Rufai who died this morning in a motor
accident in Abuja.”
The late Hamzat was a graduate of University of Virginia and United World College of the Atlantic.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with El-Rufai, on the death of his son, Hamza.
In a statement signed by his Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President
expressed the belief that the outpouring of support at this moment by
his friends and associates would comfort El-Rufai.
He prayed for the repose of the deceased’s soul.
The statement read, “President Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan has received with a deep sense of grief and shock, news
of the sudden and untimely death of Hamza El-Rufai, son of the former
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
“On behalf of himself, his family and
the Federal Government, President Jonathan extends his heartfelt
commiserations to Mallam el-Rufai and all members of the el-Rufai
family.
“The President says although no amount
of words can fill the deep gap created by the loss of Hamza, he hopes
that the outpouring of support at this moment by friends and associates
will comfort Mallam el-Rufai.
“President Jonathan prays for the
peaceful repose of the soul of the departed and also for God’s blessing,
comfort and protection for Mallam el-Rufai and the rest of his family.”
Also, the Ogun State Governor, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun, has expressed deep shock and heartfelt condolence to
the El-Rufai’s family over Hamzat’s death.
In a press release by his Senior Special
Assistant on Media, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Wakama, Amosun described the
demise of Hamzat, as most regrettable and unfortunate
He added, “It is so sad that his life
was cut short in a fatal accident at a time he would have been
contributing his quota to the development of his father land after
acquiring a good education.”
The governor prayed Allah to grant the soul of the departed Aljanah Fridaus and the family he left behind the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
In his own reaction, Governor Abiola
Ajimobi of Oyo State in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr.
Festus Adedayo, described the death of the politician’s son as
unfortunate and disheartening.
“It is with deep shock that I received
the death of Hamza, a promising young man, in a ghastly motor accident
that occurred in Abuja on Tuesday.
“It is even more painful considering the
fact that he was snatched by the cold hands of death at the prime of
his life,’’ he said. He described the deceased as a rising star and a
potential leader of tomorrow.
Ajimobi advised the former minister to
accept the incident as an act of God as nothing could happen to any
human being without God’s knowledge.
While praying for the repose of the soul
of the deceased, the governor beseeched God to grant Mallam el-Rufai
and his entire family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
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