President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed grief over the death of Mama Salamatu Elisha Bogoro, a revered leader of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) Women Fellowship, who passed away at the age of 105.
Mama Bogoro, who held the title of Uwar Zummunta within the Women Fellowship of COCIN, RCC, in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State, died after a prolonged illness. She was the mother of Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, a former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
President Tinubu’s Condolence Message
In a condolence statement released by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described Mama Bogoro as a woman whose deep Christian faith and community service reflected values of compassion, humility and love for humanity.
The President noted that through her leadership of the Women Fellowship, Mama Bogoro fostered unity, mutual support and peaceful coexistence among members of the Christian community in the area.
Sympathies Extended to Family and COCIN
Tinubu extended his sympathies to the Bauchi State Government, Professor Bogoro and the wider family, as well as the leadership and membership of COCIN and the Women Fellowship in Shendam.
The President prayed that Almighty God would grant the deceased eternal rest.
Mama Bogoro’s death marks the loss of a matriarch whose influence spanned generations in the Christian community of Plateau State.
