Another Top Presidential Aide Is Dead

Another top Presidential aide is dead.

NewsOne Nigeria reports that Sani Yekini, a protocol officer attached to the office of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has passed away.

This reliable online news platform understands that Aisha Buhari announced Yekini’s death in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Wednesday night, June 10.

The First Lady, who condoled with the family of the deceased, however, did not reveal the cause of his death. She said the official died in the morning of Wednesday.

Aisha Buhari said on the death of the Presidential aide: “On behalf of my family and entire staff of my office, I wish to condole the family of Mr Sani Yekini a protocol officer in my office who died earlier today.
May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus.

“Mr Yekini served in my office for 4 years, he was down with diabetes and lost the battle today. He was a very committed, dedicated and courageous staff. May God grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.”

Mr Yekini served in my office for 4 years, he was down with diabetes and lost the battle today . 😭
He was a very committed, dedicated and courageous staff.
May God grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss .

— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) June 10, 2020

The death means the Presidency has lost another aide which is the third death recorded in Aso Rock, Nigeria’s Presidential Villa in two months after Abba Kyari’s death.