Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday morning lost his son, Hamza, in a car crash.
The circumstances surrounding the death is not yet known, but it was learnt that the young man died in Abuja.
The former FCT minister, broke the unfortunate news on his faceboook page at about 8am on Tuesday.
“From Allah we came and to Him we shall return. Please join our family in praying for the repose of the soul of my son, Hamza El-Rufai who died this morning in a motor accident in Abuja,” he said.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has said he received the news with a deep sense of grief and shock.
Jonathan commiserated with El-Rufai and his family, saying
although no amount of words can fill the deep gap created by the loss of Hamza, the outpouring of support at this moment by friends and associates will comfort the family.
He prayed for the peaceful repose of the soul of the departed and for God’s blessing, comfort and protection for El-Rufai and the rest of his family.
Similarly,Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has expressed deep shock and heartfelt condolences to the family of the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on the death of his son, Hamzat El-Rufai.
In a press release signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Olufunmilayo Wakama, Senator Amosun described the demise of young Hamzat, a graduate of University of Virginia and United World College of the Atlantic, who died in an auto crash in Abuja, as “most regrettable and unfortunate.
“It is so sad that his life was cut short in a fatal accident at a time he would have been contributing his quota to the development of his father land after acquiring a good education”, he added.
The governor prayed Allah to grant the soul of the departed Aljanah Fridaus and the family he left behind the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
In this same vien, Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the former Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on the death of his son, Hamza in a ghastly automobile accident.
Governor Ahmed in a statement described the death of Hamza as painful, unfortunate and shocking because he was a young man with huge potentials to contribute to national development.
The Governor prayed God to grant the El-Rufai family the fortitude to bear the impact of the loss and the deceased eternal rest.
