EKOHOTBLOG reports that Mrs. Hadiza Shagari, wife of Nigerian former President, Shehu Shagari, has been pronounced dead.
It was gathered that Mrs. Shagari died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday.
The demise of the former Nigerian First Lady was disclosed via a statement issued on behalf of the family by her Grandson, Bello.
The statement read, “We regret to announce the demise of our beloved mother, Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari, the wife of H.E late President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR (Turakin Sokoto).
“We lost her in the early hours of today, 12th August 2021, at about 3:00 am, after battling Covid-19 at the Gwagwalada Isolation Center in Abuja.
“Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari was 80 years old. Her Jana’iza (Funeral Prayer) will take place today, at 4:00pm, immediately after Asr prayer, at the National Mosque, Abuja,” the family stated.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that Mrs. Shagari served as the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from the 1st of October 1979 – 31st December, 1983.
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She got married to Shehu Shagari who was then a visiting teacher in Sokoto province and a member of the Federal Scholarship Board in the year 1957.
Former Nigerian First Lady, Mrs. Hadiza Shagari
Along with two other wives, she became the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria when her husband assumed office as President in October 1979.
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