By; ADAMA JOHN, Lokoja
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has paid a condolence visit to the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kogi State chapter, Comrade Adeiza Momohjimoh over the demise of his wife, Zainab who passed on last Friday.
The governor, who was accompanied on the visit by his Chief of Staff, Abdulkareem Jamiu Asuku, and the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Abdullahi Bello, among others, urged the NUJ chairman to be strong for the sake of the children his late wife left behind and the entire family.
He said his visit was also to pay his last respect to the late Mallama Zainab Adeiza, whose death occurred as it pleased God Almighty, despite the numerous efforts made to keep her alive.
The Governor said, “When I heard of the illness of your wife, I immediately directed my personal physician to intervene. And we undertook to foot the bill, 100 per cent, only to hear about her unfortunate demise”.
“In fact, we were looking forward to having her as the first to be treated of such ailment in our Reference Hospital at Okene, but the unfortunate incident happened saying from God Almighty, we all came and to Him, we shall return.”
Governor Bello assured the Chairman of continued support of the Kogi State Government as well as colleagues of the NUJ chairman in his trying times.
In his remarks, the NUJ Chairman thanked the Governor, saying that his visit would facilitate his family’s recovery and considerably clear the air of despondency the death of his wife had caused.
