VP Shettima Visits El-Rufai, Consoles Ex-Kaduna Gov Over Mother’s Demise

Vice President Kashim Shettima has commiserated with former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over the death of his mother, late Hajiya Fatima Umma.

The Vice President who paid the El-Rufai family at their Abuja residence called for collective effort in uniting the nation aside political differences.

Senator Shettima prayed for the repose of the soul of the late matriarch of the El-Rufai family.

The late Hajiya Fatima Umma El-Rufai passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, at the age of 96.

The Vice President was received by former Governor of Bauchi State, Ahmad Adamu Muazu; former Chief of Army Staff, General Abdurrahman Dambazau; Abdullahi Sarkin Gobir Adiya, and the member Representing Kaduna North, Bello El-Rufai, Bashir El-Rufai.

Stanley Nkwocha
Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications
(Office of The Vice President)
30th March, 2026