Mele Kyari, VP Kashim Shettima leading others to pray for the repose of the deceased
By Abdullahi Abubakar
Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is bereaved at the moment. He lost his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima to the cold hands of death.
Fatima’s death was disclosed in a condolence message posted by a former aide of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, on X on Friday, October 11, 2024.
Ahmad disclosed that Fatima died on Friday morning.
He wrote: “Deepest condolences to Mele Kyari, OFR, the GCEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on the passing of his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima Kyari.
“She passed away on Friday morning and has since been buried in Abuja according to Islamic rites. Allah ya jikan ta!”
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have condoled with the family of Kyari over the loss of his daughter.
In statement conveying Tinubu’s condolence by his Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, read, “President Bola Tinubu condoles with the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Kolo Mele Kyari over the death of his daughter.
“The President sympathises with Kyari and the rest of the family on the irreparable loss
In the vein, Shettima, prayed for the peaceful repose of the deceased, asked God to grant the family members the “strength to bear the painful exit of their daughter, who was in her prime”.
The Vice President led other mourners at the funeral prayer held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja on Friday.
