Taraba state Governor, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, Monday, received a high-powered delegation of the Adamawa state Government which came to condole with him over the death of the former Minister of Women Affairs, Senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan.
The delegation was led by the state Commissioner for Works, Alhaji Adamu Atiku Abubakar.
A condolence letter by the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, was also presented to Ishaku by the leader of the delegation.
Speaking during the visit, Abubakar described her death as the loss of an icon, stating that the state had lost an icon, a mother in a million, one who was very kind and generous and prayed God to give Ishaku and the entire people of the state the fortitude to bear the loss.
In his reaction, Ishaku thanked his Adamawa state counterpart, Fintiri, for the visit of the delegation and promised that he would work with him to promote and nurture the healthy relationship that currently exists between the two states
He described the late Jumai Alhassan as a wonderful woman, saying that: “She was an honest person. If she said she was supporting you, she will do so wholeheartedly”, Ishaku said.
He said after the election in 2019, the deceased told him that she was ready to work with him in the interest of the people of Taraba state, adding that she remained committed to that promise until her death.
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