PHOTOS: ATIKU, OBI, RIBADU ATTEND EL-RUFAI’S MOTHER’S FUNERAL PRAYERS
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By: Balogun Ibrahim
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, were among dignitaries who were at the National Mosque in Abuja on Sunday for the funeral prayers of the mother of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Hajia Umma El-Rufai.
Others present included the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State.
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Videos from the event circulating on social media show Obi and Ribadu arriving at the mosque.
They were seen greeting other mourners before joining the congregation for the Islamic funeral rites (janazah prayers).
Atiku also confirmed his attendance in a post on his X handle, stating, “Today, I joined family, friends, and associates of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, as well as the extended El-Rufai family, at the Janazah (funeral prayer) of the family’s matriarch, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai.”
“May God continue to comfort the family and all who mourn her, and may Allah grant her Aljannah Firdaus. Amin.”
Hajiya Umma El-Rufai died on Friday in Cairo, Egypt, where she had been undergoing treatment for an age-related illness.
Several prominent Nigerians, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Uba Sani, and Nuhu Ribadu, had earlier paid tributes to the deceased.
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