Shettima, Jibrin mourn as Mele Kyari loses 25-year-old daughter
Vice President Kashim Shettima and Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, have mourned the death of Fatima, the daughter of Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mele Kyari.
Although the cause of her death was not revealed, she passed on Friday and has been buried.
Shettima in a statement by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, “prayed for the peaceful repose of the late Fatima,” and “asked God to grant the family the strength to bear the painful exit of their daughter, who was in her prime.”
He led other mourners at the funeral prayers, which were held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja.
On his part, the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, condoled Kyari on the passing of his daughter.
According to a statement by his media aide, Ismail Mudashir, the Deputy Senate President prayed that Fatima’s soul rest in peace.
“I wish to convey my condolences to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Malam Mele Kyari, and other members of his family over his daughter, Fatima, passing at 25 today.
“My thoughts and prayers are with Malam Mele Kyari and other members of his family during this trying period of Fatima’s passing. May Allah SWT grant Fatima Aljannatul Firdausi and give Malam Mele Kyari and other members of his family strength to bear this irreparable loss,” he said.