Dr. Bashir Gwandu, former Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), is mourning the loss of his mother, Hajiya Aisha Gwandu.
Confirming the sad news, Dr. Gwandu, who also served as a former Executive Commissioner and acting EVC of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), stated that his mother passed away on Tuesday afternoon in Kebbi State after a brief illness.
“I have just received the news of the passing of my mother and I pray that Allah would forgive her and grant her Al-Jannah Firdauss,” he said.
Hajiya Gwandu passed away at a hospital in Birnin Kebbi, the capital of Kebbi State. Among her children are Engr. Umar Gwandu, the Technical Adviser to the Minister of Petroleum, and Dr. Jibril Gwandu, the Project Manager at Kebbi Health Project.
She is survived by many other children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Sources within the Gwandu family stated that prayers (Janaiza) for their late matriarch would be held this morning at 10:00 am at the Emir’s palace in Birnin Kebbi, followed immediately by interment at the cemetery.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. May Allah SWT forgive her and grant her Jannatul Firdausi. Ameen.
