Information minister’s mother-in-law laid to rest in Abuja 

The  mother-in-law of the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, Hajia Hauwa Yakub Usman has been laid to rest.

Blueprint report that Hajia Hauwa who passed away at the age of 70 on Sunday night in Abuja after a brief illness. 

A statement Monday by the minister’s media aide disclosed that she was buried at Gudu cemetery Federal  Capital Territory (FCT) funeral prayers at the National Mosque.

The funeral 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.

She is survived by children and grandchildren.