President Nana Akufo Addo of Ghana and President Buhari during a courtesy visit by the Ghanaian to his Nigerian counterpart at Aso Villa on Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari and President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday commiserated with the Managing Director of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Eniola Bello, over the death of his wife, Helen, after a brief illness in London on Tuesday.
In a statement, Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, Wednesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari commiserated with Managing Director of ThisDay, Mr Eniola Bello, over the passing of his wife, Helen Eniola-Bello on Tuesday.
The President, he said, joined family, friends and professional colleagues of the columnist in mourning Helen, whose motherly love and kindness will be sorely missed by the family.
President Buhari urged family and loved ones to find solace in God and the seeds of goodness and charity sown in many lives by Bello’s wife, believing she lived and stood for virtues that will continue to resonate.
The President prayed that the almighty God will grant Helen’s soul eternal rest, and comfort her family.
Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, described the untimely passage of Mrs. Helen Eniola-Bello as a very painful loss.
He said: “Mrs. Helen Eniola-Bello was a dutiful mother and a pillar of support to her husband. Her humility and selflessness endeared her to all. I am deeply saddened that we lost her to illness so soon. We shall all miss her.”
Dr. Saraki condoled with Eni B, his immediate family, the THISDAY Group and the Nigerian media over the irreparable loss.
He urged Eni B to take solace in the fact that God has a reason for everything, this unexplainable circumstance notwithstanding.
“God gives and God takes. We cannot query God,” he stated.
He prayed God to grant the soul of the deceased eternal rest and her family and loved ones the fortitude to bear the painful loss.
