The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has extended its condolences to Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State following the passing of his wife, Patience.
On behalf of the 19 Northern Governors, the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, conveyed his heartfelt sympathy to both the government and people of Akwa Ibom during this time of immense sorrow.
In a statement issued on Friday by his spokesman, Ismaila Uba Misilli, Governor Yahaya described the late Patience Eno as a woman of great virtue, a loving mother, and a pillar of strength to both her family and the state.
Her passing, he noted, has left a significant void that will be hard to fill “not only within her immediate family but across the state where her influence was deeply felt.”
Governor Yahaya urged Governor Eno to find comfort in the divine will of God and the cherished memories of his late wife, adding, “May God Almighty grant the bereaved family and the entire Akwa Ibom people the fortitude to bear this great loss and grant peaceful repose to the soul of the deceased.”
