Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Saturday visited the family of his escort rider, Ali Gomina, who died while on duty, describing the late inspector as very dutiful and diligent.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that Gomina, an escort rider attached to Osinbajo’s office died in an auto accident along the Abuja Airport road as he led the vice president’s convoy on Friday.
Gomina, aged 45 died after a runaway Toyota Camry car ran into him sending him crashing into a moving tanker way ahead of the convoy on the expressway to the airport in Abuja.
Speaking when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Inspector Ali Gomina and the entire Gui community in the Abuja Municipal Area Council, Professor Osinbajo commiserated with the family and the community.
Prof. Osinbajo arrived the community at about 3.45 pm accompanied by aides and was received by the Chief of the village, Alhaji Alhassan Yussuf and other leaders of the community.
He said “Late Inspector Ali Gomina was an officer that was loved by many; he served very dutifully and diligently. We are all very sad when this happened. It is terrible.”
After prayers by the Imam of Gui community mosque, Abubakar Jibril and the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor in the community, Pastor Adegbe Julius, the Vice President spent time interacting with the family especially the widow of the deceased, Asiya Ali Gomina and his first son, Ali Kabiru Gomina, expressing his condolence and encouraging them.
Addressing the chief of the village and others shortly after interacting with the family, Prof. Osinbajo said: “We all loved him. He served very dutifully and diligently. We are all very sad when this happened. It is terrible. We were all there and saw it happen and we are very pained by it. This is the reason we have all come, to commiserate with the family and the community.”
Assuring the family and the community of government’s support to both the immediate family of the late officer and the community in general, the Vice President said: “I am here today myself to see his children, and see what we can do to help the family, and in his honour, what we can do to help his community.”
Prof. Osinbajo then prayed: “God will help and sustain his family; we pray that all will be well with his family and community.
“We will also see what we can do to assist the community in whatever way. God bless you, well done.”
