El-Rufai loses son in Abuja road crash

Hamsa

Tragedy hit the home of the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, in the early morning of Tuesday when his son, Hamsa, died in a road crash in Abuja.


The former minister, who is a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, announced this on his Facebook page.


He asked Nigerians to help pray for the repose of the soul of Hamsa.

El-Rufai wrote, “From Allah we came and to him we shall return.

 Please join our family in praying for the repose of the soul of my son, Hamza El-Rufai, who died this morning in a motor accident in Abuja.”


The late Hamza will be buried today in line with Islamic injunctions.

It would be recalled that El-Rufai lost his eldest daughter, Yasmine, in November 2011.

Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with El-Rufai, on the death of his son, Hamza.

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President expressed the belief that the outpouring of support at this moment by his friends and associates would comfort El-Rufai.

He prayed for the repose of the deceased’s soul.

The statement read, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with a deep sense of grief and shock, news of the sudden and untimely death of Hamza El-Rufai, son of the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.

“On behalf of himself, his family and the Federal Government, President Jonathan extends his heartfelt commiserations to Mallam el-Rufai and all members of the el-Rufai family.

“The President says although no amount of words can fill the deep gap created by the loss of Hamza, he hopes that the outpouring of support at this moment by friends and associates will comfort Mallam el-Rufai.

“President Jonathan prays for the peaceful repose of the soul of the departed and also for God’s blessing, comfort and protection for Mallam el-Rufai and the rest of his family.”

Also, the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has expressed deep shock and heartfelt condolence to the El-Rufai’s family over Hamzat’s death.

In a press release by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Wakama, Amosun described the demise of Hamzat, as most regrettable and unfortunate

He added, “It is so sad that his life was cut short in a fatal accident at a time he would have been contributing his quota to the development of his father land after acquiring a good education.”

The governor prayed Allah to grant the soul of the departed Aljanah Fridaus and the family he left behind the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

In his own reaction, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, described the death of the politician’s son as unfortunate and disheartening.

“It is with deep shock that I received the death of Hamza, a promising young man, in a ghastly motor accident that occurred in Abuja on Tuesday.

“It is even more painful considering the fact that he was snatched by the cold hands of death at the prime of his life,’’ he said. He described the deceased as a rising star and a potential leader of tomorrow.

Ajimobi advised the former minister to accept the incident as an act of God as nothing could happen to any human being without God’s knowledge.

While praying for the repose of the soul of the deceased, the governor beseeched God to grant Mallam el-Rufai and his entire family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.