Former President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, urged the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, to accept the death of his mother and son as the will of God.
Buhari in his condolence message by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, said though the deaths which occurred within twenty-hours of each other, were “painful and terrifying,” they were “ordained by Allah.”
The immediate past President urged Governor Namadi to accept what happened as the will of Allah, “Who gives and takes away life.”
Buhari, in a telephone call to the bereaved Governor, stated that anyone who believed in humanity would be touched by the double tragedy, adding that he should use what happened in “strengthening his faith in Allah”.
The former president asked the bereaved governor to turn this moment of trial into one for strengthening his faith in Allah, and rededicating his life to the causes of his people.
“I convey my heartfelt condolences to the members of your family and the large number of your friends and admirers, and to the government and the entire people of the state,” Buhari said.
