Buhari loses family doctorMarliya Zayyana

The President , Major General

Muhammadu Buhari (retd .), has

expressed sadness over the death of his

family doctor , Dr Marliya Zayyana .

The late Zayyana was also the former

Chairperson of the Governing Council,

Federal University Dutsinma , Katsina

State.

In a condolence message by the

President’ s Senior Special Assistant on

Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu , in

Abuja , on Friday , Buhari said the

deceased was an outstanding medical

professional .

The President maintained that “ Marliya

was not only a distinguished medical

doctor , but she was also a woman of

integrity as her tenure the Federal

University Dutsinma had testified.”

He noted that “ her demise is

particularly touching because she was

my family doctor in addition to the fact

that her brother, Dr Suhayb Rafindadi,

is also my personal physician .”

He noted that “ her demise is

particularly touching because she was

my family doctor in addition to the fact

that her brother, Dr Suhayb Rafindadi,

is also my personal physician .”

The president extended his condolences

to the family of the deceased , the

Katsina Emirate Council and the Katsina

State Government over what he called

“ the loss of this great, talented ,

dedicated and selfless medical

professional .”