President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Nentawe Yilwatda on the death of his mother, Lydia Yilwatda.
Mama Yilwatda died on Sunday morning at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital at the age of 83.
In a statement signed by his special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the president said Mama Yilwatda lived a life committed to faith, service and the welfare of her community.
“President Tinubu enjoins the APC chairman to accept her death as the will of Almighty God and be consoled by the life of purpose his mother lived,” the statement said.
Tinubu also prayed for the repose of the soul of Mama Yilwatda and asked God to grant Prof. Yilwatda and his family the strength to bear the loss.
Nentawe Yilwatda, who hails from Plateau State, was elected APC national chairman in July 2024 following the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
He previously served as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Plateau State during the 2023 general elections.
Details of Mama Yilwatda’s burial arrangements are yet to be announced by the family.
