Shettima visits El-Rufai over mother’s death

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Vice President Kashim Shettima has commiserated with former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over the death of his mother, Fatima Umma.

The Vice President, who paid a condolence visit to the el-Rufai family at their Abuja residence, called for collective effort in uniting the nation aside from political differences.

Senator Shettima prayed for the repose of the soul of the late matriarch of the El-Rufai family.

Umma El-Rufai died on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt, at the age of 96.

The Vice President was received by former Governor of Bauchi State, Ahmad Adamu Muazu; former Chief of Army Staff, General Abdurrahman Dambazau; Abdullahi Sarkin Gobir Adiya, and the House of Representatives’ member representing Kaduna North, Bello el-Rufai and his brother, Bashir el-Rufai.

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