President Buhari calls Bisi Akande over Death of his wife

President Buhari, via his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, wrote a letter of condolence to the founding chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bisi Akande hours after calling him  to commiserate with him on the death of his wife, Omowunmi Bisi Akande, who passed away after a brief illness in Ibadan, Oyo state on Tuesday on July 11th at age 73.

The letter reads:

"I received the very sad news of the death of your dearly beloved wife, Madam Omowunmi Akande this morning. I am following our phone call with this letter of condolence, which comes from my heart. To lose a wife, a dear wife after 50 years, a constant and loving companion through good and bad times, is a blow only a man of unshakeable faith can withstand. Please extend my personal condolences to the immediate and wider Akande family and to friends of the family for this irreparable loss. May Allah give you the strength and Iman to endure her passing away".