[Trying Times] EL-Rufai looses Son to Car Accident

President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Malam Nasir el‑Rufai, over the death of his son, Hamza.

El‑Rufai had announced on his Facebook page at about 8.00a.m. that Hamza died in a motor accident,Tuesday morning, in Abuja.

Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal; Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo‑ Iweala and Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka; chairman, Economic and financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki were among the first callers to the Aso Drive, Abuja residence of erstwhile Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Mallam Nasir El‑ Rufai to commiserate with him over the death of his son, Hamza.

Also at El‑ Rufai's No. 12, Mambilla, Aso drive residence to sympathise with him were former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Lawal Uwais, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Audu Ogbe, ex ‑ Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri, among other Nigerians.

Nasir El‑Rufai , a chieftain of APC lost his son yesterday in a car crash, the second child to die in three years. Hamza El‑Rufai died on Tuesday morning in Abuja and he was buried at Gudu Cemetery in the nation's capital city according to Islamic rites. http://allafrica.com/stories/201407300376.html

El‑Rufai who broke the unfortunate news on his faceboook page at about 8am, said, "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."