{"id":198493,"date":"2026-04-05T21:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:16:56","slug":"tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Condoles Jega on Wife&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Professor Attahiru Jega, his Special Adviser on Livestock Development, on the passing of his wife, Hajiya Hadiza.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kashim Shettima, who attended the Janazah prayer for the late Hadiza Jega at the National Mosque, Abuja, on Sunday, conveyed the President\u2019s condolences to Jega and his family.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement signed by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.<\/p>\n<p>The President described Hajiya Hadiza as a \u201cwoman of uncommon grace, character, and a strong anchor for Professor Jega as he navigated public life, including serving as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu also extolled her support for education and community development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Professor Jega, it is with a heavy heart that I receive the news of the passing of your beloved wife of over 40 years. Hajiya was an exceptional woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mourn this painful loss with you and your family and pray that God Almighty grant her Aljannatul Firdaus. I stand with you and your family at this difficult time,\u201d President Tinubu said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Professor Attahiru Jega, his Special Adviser on Livestock Development, on the passing of his wife, Hajiya Hadiza. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who attended the Janazah prayer for the late Hadiza Jega at the National Mosque, Abuja, on Sunday, conveyed the President\u2019s condolences to Jega and his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":198492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-198493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tinubu Condoles Jega on Wife&#039;s Death - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Professor Attahiru Jega, his Special Adviser on Livestock Development, on the pa ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tinubu Condoles Jega on Wife&#039;s Death\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Professor Attahiru Jega, his Special Adviser on Livestock Development, on the pa ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T20:09:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T21:16:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775423760.352418.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Tinubu Condoles Jega on Wife&#8217;s Death\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-05T20:09:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-05T21:16:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death\"},\"wordCount\":192,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775423760.352418.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-condoles-jega-on-wifes-death\",\"name\":\"Tinubu Condoles Jega on Wife's Death - 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