Peter Obi Condoles With WizKid Over Mom’s Death

Hamilton Nwosa
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Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has expressed heartfelt condolences to Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known as WizKid over the demise of his mother.

The former Anambra governor, in a tweet on Saturday, noted that the death of a loved mother is painful.

His tweet reads: “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.”

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