Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
President-Elect, Senator Ahmed Tinubu, has condoled with the family of a veteran journalist and Managing Editor of the Nations Newspapers (Northern Operations), Yusuf Alli, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Hawau Odee, who died on Sunday.
The late businesswoman and community leader, died at 89.
Alli is also President of the Rotary Club of Abuja Maitama.
Tinubu, in a condolence message released by his office on Monday, described the Octogenarian’s death as “painful not only to her immediate family but to all who encountered her and felt her warmth and philanthropy.”
The statement signed by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, and made available to Ikengaonline read in part: “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,” he said.
