Vice President Kashim Shettima has consoled the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, over the death of his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima.
Shettima, who attended the funeral prayers at the Annur Mosque in Abuja on Friday, prayed for the peaceful repose of Fatima’s soul and asked God to grant the Kyari family the strength to bear the loss.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, on Friday read, “Vice President Kashim Shettima has condoled with the family of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, over the loss of his daughter, Fatima Kyari.
“Aged 25, the late Fatima passed away on Friday.
“VP Shettima, who prayed for the peaceful repose of the late Fatima, asked God to grant the family the strength to bear the painful exit of their daughter, who was in her prime.
“The Vice President led other mourners at the funeral prayers, which were held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja.”
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