By Mercy Peter
The Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Monday announced the death of Hajia Hauwa Yakub Usman.
Hajia Usman who passed away at the age of 70 is the mother-in-law of Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris.
She is survived by children and grandchildren.
According to a statement by the media aide to the Minister, Rabin Ibrahim, the late Hauwa Usman “died on Sunday night in Abuja after a brief illness. She was laid to rest at Gudu Cemetery, Abuja, following funeral prayers at the National Mosque
The funeral, the statement said was attended by top government officials, including the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu; the Director Supervising the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Mr. Ibidapo Okunnu; as well as Directors General of various government agencies, including the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Dr. Mohammed Bulama; Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace; Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Comrade Abdulhamid Dembos; and the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo.
