By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has expressed deep sympathy and commiserated with the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, over the demise of his wife, Mrs. Patience Umo Eno.
According to a statement signed by the Director-General (Press Affairs)
Government House Gombe, Ismaila Uba Misilli, on behalf of the 19 Northern Governors, Governor Inuwa Yahaya conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of Akwa Ibom State during this period of immense grief.
He described the Akwa Ibom First Lady as a woman of great virtue, a loving mother, and a pillar of strength to her family and the state. Her loss, he noted, has created a huge vacuum that will be difficult to fill, not only within her immediate family but across the state where her influence was deeply felt.
The NSGF Chairman consoled Governor Umo Eno to take solace in the divine will of God and the cherished memories of his late wife. He prayed God Almighty to grant the bereaved family and the entire Akwa Ibom people the fortitude to bear this great loss, and for the peaceful repose of the soul of the deceased.