The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has commiserated with Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State over the demise of his wife, Patience.
On behalf of the 19 Northern Governors, Chairman of the forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of Akwa Ibom during this period of immense grief.
Governor Yahaya, in a statement issued Friday by his spokesman, Ismaila Uba Misilli, described the deceased as a woman of great virtue, a loving mother, and a pillar of strength to her family and the state.
He noted that her loss 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.”
He urged Governor Eno to take solace in the divine will of God and the cherished memories of his late wife.
“May God Almighty 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,” the NSGF Chairman prayed.