President Buhari sympathises with DG of DSS over death of mother

- President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the director-general of the DSS over the death of his mother

- The Nigerian president in a statement on Sunday, April 26, said he was deeply saddened by the death of Bichi’s mother

- Buhari described Bichi’s mother as an important family leader who will be remembered for her untiring efforts to unite the family

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the death of his mother, Hajiya Kareematu Abubakar Bichi.

The Nigerian president in a statement on Sunday, April 27, through a presidential aide, Garba Shehu, said he was deeply saddened by the death of Bichi’s mother.

Buhari described Hajiya Kareematu as an important family and community leader who will be remembered for her untiring efforts to unite the family and promote peace in her community.

The president prayed that Almighty Allah will receive Hajiya Bichi’s soul and grant the deceased family and friends the fortitude to bear the loss.

Meanwhile, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has dismissed reports which claimed he was in self-isolation following the death of his chief security officer, Alhaji Lateef Kareem.

Tinubu in a statement by his spokesperson, Tunde Rahman, faulted the claims that his chief security officer died of COVID-19 on Friday, April 24, This Day reports.

The report had claimed that Raheem died of COVID-19, thereby fuelling speculation that the APC leader had gone into self-isolation.

But the politician said he has only been adhering to the preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 by maintaining social distancing.

He said his late chief security officer was battling diabetes and high blood pressure before he died and he might have died of complications from both.

The APC leader noted that there is nothing to warrant him to self-isolate as his late aide did not die of COVID-19.

In another news, a report by The Nation indicates that the federal government is not disposed to the call by state governors for the relaxation of the current lockdown in the country over the coronavirus pandemic.

Legit.ng reports that the newspaper said that sources said federal authorities are much in favour of partial restrictions in 33 of the 36 states with a view to mitigating the effects of the current lockdown in many parts of the country as against the relaxation being sought by the governors.

It was gathered that the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 which President Muhammadu Buhari relies on principally for advice on the pandemic is not in agreement with the governors that the government should soft-pedal in the FCT, Lagos, Ogun and Kano states.

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The president who is billed to address the nation on Monday, April 27, is said to be weighing the options before him. Members of the PTF were locked in a marathon meeting on Saturday, April 25, on the format of the partial restrictions to put in place in 33 states without fueling the spread of the coronavirus.

The task force considered the status report on COVID-19 spread in each state of the federation, the input of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and local and international technical evaluation of the pandemic in the country.

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