2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has sent his condolence message to Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as, Wizkid, following the loss of his mother.
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as, Wizkid. Photo: @wizkidayo |
Wizkid has lost his mother, as confirmed by the singer’s manager, Sunday Aare.
Cause of her death remains unknown.
Peter Obi describes the experience of losing a loved one as “painful”.
In his condolence message, the former Governor of Anambra State prayed, “God Almighty grant her eternal rest in His kingdom and grant you and your family the fortitude to bear her irreplaceable loss.”
Obi wrote: “On behalf of the OBIdient family, I sincerely commiserate with Mr Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, (Wizkid), who reportedly lost his beloved mother. The death of a loved one is a very painful experience, more so a beloved mother.
“Dear Wizkid, may God Almighty who called her home grant her eternal rest in His kingdom and grant you and your family the fortitude to bear her irreplaceable loss.
“God bless you always.”