Former President Yar’Adua’s Mother At 101

The mother of former President, Umaru Yar’Adua, Dada Yar’Adua is dead.

She was 101 years old.
She was also the mother of Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters,
The Network gathered that she passed on the Katsina Teaching Hospital on Monday evening.
The news of her death was  confirmed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in a post on his verified X account on  Monday evening 
The former Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party described the late Matriarch as a mother to many during her lifetime.
Atiku who expressed sadness over the death  extended his condolences to the Yar’Adua family and the people of Katsina State.
“Innalillahi Wa’inna Ilaihir Raji’un. I am saddened by the passing of Hajia Aya Dada Yar’Adua, mother of my late mentor, Tafida Shehu Yar’Adua, late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, among others. 
In the absence of my beloved mother, I adopted Hajiya Dada as a mother. Indeed, she was a mother of multitudes, as her home was always a place of refuge where she welcomed everyone with love.