By: Monday Munkaila, Gombe
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has commiserated with the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Kashere, Prof. Umaru Pate over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Zainab Pate, who passed away in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Wednesday at the age of 80.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya described the late Hajiya Zainab Pate as an upright mother and family pillar whose life was marked by kindness and wisdom.
The Governor conveyed the sympathies of the government and people of Gombe State to Prof. Umaru Pate and his family over this great loss.
He prayed Almighty Allah to forgive the shortcomings of the deceased and reward her good deeds with Aljannat Firdausi as contained in a statement by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General, (Press Affairs), Government House, Gombe.