PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathies over the death of Abubakar Shehu Lemu, the eldest of the children of Sheik Ahmed Lemu.
The late Abubakar, a retired director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, died following a protracted illness.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu in a statement on Tuesday said that the President was saddened by the sad news, and prayed for Almighty Allah to accept his soul.
The President also condoled with the entire people of Niger State on the death which he described as “irreparable loss.”
President Buhari also prayed to Allah to grant the Lemu family the fortitude to bear the great loss.