Late Ex-President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s Mother is dead

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Hajia Dada, the mother of the late former Nigerian president Umaru Musa Yar’adua, has passed away.

She reportedly died on Monday at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Katsina after a brief illness. She was 102 years old.

Hajia Dada was also the mother of the late Shehu Musa Yar’adua and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, who currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army.

The family will announce burial arrangements for the late Hajia Dada at a later time.

Umaru Musa Yar’adua served as Nigeria’s president from 2007 until his passing in May 2010. Before that, he was the governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007.