Dogara loses mother aged 103

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives , Yakubu Dogara, has lost his beloved, mother Saratu Yakubu Tukur..

The death of the matriarch of the Yakubu Tukur family of Gwaranga community in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, was announced Friday evening in a statement personally signed Dogara.

“It is with utmost gratitude and total submission to the will of God Almighty, that we announce the transition to glory of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Mama Saratu Yakubu Tukur, which occurred today, Friday, December 22, 2023 at the age of 103 years,” the statement reads.

“We are comforted by the fact that our matriarch, lived a life of total commitment, dedication and service to God and humanity”

The statement further contained the funeral arrangements will be announced in due course