Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with his Akwa Ibom state counterpart, Pastor Umo Eno, over the death of his wife, Pastor Patience.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described the death of Pastor (Mrs.) Eno as a “great loss, a sad episode, and a personal loss not only to the deceased’s husband and family, but to the entire people of Akwa Ibom state.”
He implored Governor Eno to take the death of his wife in good faith, and “see it as the will of God.”
He urged him to take solace in the fact that she lived a fulfilled life, made positive impacts, and left a lasting legacy.
“On behalf of my wife, Ibijoke and family, the government and people of Lagos state, it is with a deep sense of sorrow that I commiserate with my brother Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on the passing of his beloved wife, Pastor (Mrs.) Patience Umo Eno.
“I also express my deepest condolences to the people of Akwa Ibom state and the entire Eno family, as well as the wives of all the governors in Nigeria over the demise of the Akwa Ibom First Lady.
“I pray that the Almighty God will grant the deceased eternal rest and Governor Umo Eno, the entire family, and the people of Akwa Ibom the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” the statement read in part.