Senate Minority Leader, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, has lost his son and grandson to death within two days.
According to reports, Senator Moro’s son, Victor, who had recently completed his studies in Turkey, returned to Nigeria to participate in the National Youth Service Corps programme.
However, his life was cut short in a fatal motor accident along the Mararaba axis in Nasarawa State, barely 24 hours after the burial of his father’s grandson.
The younger Moro had reportedly travelled from his family home to attend to personal matters when the accident occurred.
Speaking on the sad incident, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, described it as a pain no family should bear.
In his condolence message, shared across his social media handles on Monday, Saraki prayed for God’s strength and comort for the Moro family to bear the losses.
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“To lose a grandson, and then, only days later, a son, is a pain no family should ever have to bear.
“This double bereavement is a deeply difficult moment for the Senate Minority Leader, Distinguished Senator Abba Moro, his wife, and their family.
“Toyin and I extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences, and pray that the Almighty will strengthen them, comfort them, and surround them with His peace through this very dark season,” the former Kwara State Governor wrote.
Similarly, the immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, “expressed shock” over the bereavement suffered by Moro.
Ortom’s remark was contained in a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Terver Akase.
The former governor described the incident as a heartbreaking double tragedy that words can hardly express, and noted that the pain of losing two family members in such quick succession is beyond comprehension.
Ortom said the death of Victor Moro, a “young man full of promise who had just completed his studies in Turkey and returned home to serve his country under the National Youth Service Corps, only for his life to be cut short in a fatal motor accident, is especially devastating”.
He stated that the tragedy has not only thrown the Moro family into mourning but has also brought great sorrow to all their friends, relations and associates, particularly those who know Senator Moro as a committed public servant and leader.
“This is indeed a moment of deep pain and sorrow for my brother and friend, Senator Abba Moro. No words are enough to console a father in this kind of situation. My heart goes out to him and the entire family. I pray that God, in His infinite mercy, will comfort them and grant the souls of the departed eternal rest,” Ortom said.
He further prayed that the Almighty God strengthens Moro and his loved ones, granting them the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.
Moro, who hails from Benue state is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an ex-minister of interior under President Goodluck Jonathan.
Moro, who hails from Benue state is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an ex-minister of interior under President Goodluck Jonathan.