President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed condolences to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan. Tinubu conveyed his condolences in a statement he personally signed, mourning the death of Hafidh, describing President Samia as his “dear sister and colleague” and expressing sympathy with……
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed condolences to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan.
Tinubu conveyed his condolences in a statement he personally signed, mourning the death of Hafidh, describing President Samia as his “dear sister and colleague” and expressing sympathy with her and her family over the loss.
The president said he understood the significance of the loss to the Tanzanian leader, her children and the wider Hassan family.
“I know what this loss means to President Samia and her family. She has lost a lifelong companion, her children a beloved father, and the family one of its pillars,” Tinubu said.
He noted that Hafidh had stood by President Samia for nearly five decades as she served Tanzania, describing their relationship as a companionship that had become an integral part of her life.
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“For almost five decades he stood quietly beside her, through every season of her service to Tanzania. A companionship of that depth becomes part of who a person is. To lose it is to lose a portion of oneself, and I feel for her deeply,” he said.
Tinubu extended his condolences to President Samia, her children, the Hassan family and the people of Tanzania on behalf of the Nigerian government and people.
“On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, and on behalf of my family, I extend my deepest condolences to President Samia, her children, the Hassan family and the people of Tanzania,” the president said.
He also said Nigeria stood in solidarity with Tanzania at the time of mourning, stressing the importance of African solidarity during moments of grief.
“At moments such as this, the bonds that unite us as Africans matter even more. Nigeria mourns with Tanzania and stands with President Samia and her family in this hour of grief,” Tinubu said.
The president prayed for the deceased and asked God to give President Samia and her family the strength to cope with the loss.
“May the Almighty Allah grant Hafidh Ameir Hassan eternal rest, comfort all those he has left behind, and give President Samia and her family the strength and fortitude to bear this painful loss,” he said.
