National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu on Friday condoled with Ben Murray Bruce, former Bayelsa East Senator over the death of his wife, Evelyn.
WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that the former Senator, Murray-Bruce announced the loss of his wife of 41 years to cancer.
However, the APC National Leader, in a condolence message signed by his Media Officer, Tunde Rahman said: “Please accept my deepest sympathy and condolences over the passing of your beloved wife, Evelyn.
“Losing an intimate person like a wife can be very painful. But please take solace in the life she lived and the sweet memories of the time you shared while alive.
“Like you said in your tweet, cancer should not be a death sentence. Together, we must all help to scale up awareness on the need for constant checks for early detection and immediate and continuous treatment.
“Please know that our thoughts are with you at this moment. My prayer is that God grants your wife eternal rest and give you, the children and all the people she left behind the strength to carry on after her.”