Alhaja Sidikat Basiru, the mother of the national secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Ajibola Basiru, is dead.
Her death was announced in Osogbo, Osun State, on Sunday, in a statement signed by the state APC Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi.
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, commiserated with Basiru on the passing of his mother.
The governor described the late Alhaji Basiru as a woman who lived a fulfilled life, raised worthy children and made a lasting impact in her community.
“On behalf of my wife, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, our family, the Lagos State Government and all APC leaders and members in Lagos, I sympathise with Senator Ajibola Basiru, his siblings, and the entire Basiru family on the demise of Alhaja Sidikat Abake Basiru,” the statement read.
