Photos: Atiku, Peter Obi, Dangote, Zulum Attend El-Rufai’s Mother Funeral Prayers

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday attended the funeral prayer of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

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Naija News reports that Atiku disclosed this in a statement on his social media handles on Sunday.

He wrote: “Today, I joined family, friends and associates of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and the extended El-Rufai family at the Janazah (funeral prayer) of the matriarch of the family, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai.

“May God continue to comfort the family and all who mourn her. And may Allah grant her Aljannah Firdaus. Amin. -AA”

Other dignitaries that attended the funeral prayers include: National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Governor Abdullahi Bago of Niger State, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, Business mogul Aliko Dangote, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, former Minister Isa Patanmi, and many others.