Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has confirmed and announced the death of Hajiya Aishatu (Jummai) Balewa, wife of the late Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
According to a statement by muMukhtar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Governor, the deceased died on Sunday, 27th October, 2019, in a Lagos Hospital at the age of 85 years after a protracted illness.
Her funeral prayer will take place today, Monday 28th October 2019 at the Emir’s palace, Bauchi by 2:00 pm.
Governor Bala Mohammed on behalf of the Government and people of Bauchi State, commiserates with the families of the late Prime Minister and described her death as a great loss not only to her immediate family members, but “indeed a loss to the people of Bauchi State and Nigeria in general.”
While recalling the active participation and contributions of the late Prime Minister in the Nigerian project, Bala Mohammed called on all people of the State to come out en masse and attend the funeral prayer of “our late mother as a mark of honour to the Balewa family in appreciation of the tremendous contributions and sacrifices he made to keep Nigeria as one indivisible and united country.”
The governor prayed that Allah will forgive her shortcomings, bless what she left behind, grant her Aljanna Firdausi and give her family , the people of Bauchi State and the entire Nation the fortitude to bear the loss.
The deceased died and left behind eight children and many grand children.