In a statement released on Saturday, September 19th, through the office of the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President said he received the news with immense sadness, exhorting the late matriarch of the Awolowo family, Buhari said:
"Chief (Mrs.) Awolowo will always be honoured for the indelible legacy of very significant, behind-the-scene contributions to communal, state, regional and national development which she has left behind". - Buhari
Condolence messages from other dignitaries read:
"HID Awolowo exemplified the best of the progressive spirit". - Bola Ahmed Tinubu
"My heartfelt condolences to the great Awo family and Nigeria on the passage of a true mother of the nation, the late HIDAwolowo. RIP Mama.
To me, the late HID Awolowo was not just a national icon. She was someone who took genuine interest in me and supported me in many ways
The solace is the good life and accomplishments of Mama, especially in holding together the great Awo empire and upholding Awo's ideals". - Nuhu Ribadu
Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo - nee Adelana, wife of the late sage and first premier of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, passed onto the great beyond on Saturday, September 19th, 2015, around 3:15pm, after a brief ailment, at her country home in Ikenne, Ogun State, and few weeks to her 100th birthday which is November 25. She was aged 99.
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