The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, has condoled with former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai.

Satturday Telegraph had earlier reported that Hajiya Umma El-Rufai died on Friday, March 27, in Cairo, Egypt, after a period of illness.

She was reportedly about 100 years old before she passed.

In a condolence message issued on his official X handle on Saturday, Obi sympathises with El-Rufai and his family, noting that the “Loss of a mother is a profound turning point in anyone’s life, regardless of status or position.”

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He wrote, “I have just received the sad news of the passing of the mother of my brother, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, in Cairo, Egypt, where she had been receiving treatment.

“This is indeed a sombre moment for the El-Rufai family, as Mama’s passing marks the close of a significant chapter in their matriarchal lineage.

“The loss of a mother is a profound turning point in anyone’s life, regardless of status or position.

“My deepest sympathies go to Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and the entire family. May her soul rest in Aljannatul Firdaus.”