Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has endowed an education fund for the children of his late aide, Dr. Adinoyi-Ojo Onukaba.
Onukaba, who died on his way back from former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s 80th birthday celebrations recently was associated with Atiku for over three decades. He left behind four children and a wife.
The former vice president made the announcement through the Coordinator of the Atiku Media Office, Mazi Paul Ibe, yesterday during the eighth day Fidau prayer in honour of the deceased.
According to Ibe, the purpose of the endowment fund is to support the education of Onukaba’s children up till university level.
“His Excellency, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked me to announce to the bereaved Onukaba family that he is setting up an education endowment fund that will serve the need of providing education to the children of the late Onukaba up to the university level,” Ibe said at the event.
Other notable friends of the deceased have set up a committee that will supervise further support that friends and well wishers would be willing to extend to the bereaved family.
Among those present at the event were members of his family, friends and political associates.
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