In a somber development, Dr. Bashir Gwandu, former Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI, has confirmed the passing of his mother, Hajiya Aisha Gwandu. Mrs. Gwandu succumbed to a brief illness on Tuesday afternoon in Kebbi State, as reported by Dr. Gwandu, also a former Executive Commissioner of NCC.

Expressing his grief, Dr. Gwandu stated, “I have just received the news of the passing of my mother, and I pray that Allah would forgive her and grant her Al-Jannah Firdauss.”

Hajiya Aisha Gwandu breathed her last at a hospital in Birnin Kebbi, the capital of Kebbi State. Survived by numerous children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, she leaves behind a legacy that extends through various spheres, including her son, Engr. Umar Gwandu, Technical Adviser to the Minister of Petroleum, and Dr. Jibril Gwandu, Project Manager at Kebbi Health Project.

Sources close to the Gwandu family revealed that the funeral prayer (Janaiza) for the late matriarch will be held this morning at 10:00 am at the Emir’s palace in Birnin Kebbi. The interment will follow immediately at the cemetery.

As the Gwandu family mourns this loss, our thoughts and prayers are with them. May Allah SWT grant Hajiya Aisha Gwandu Jannatul Firdausi. Ameen.