National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, set aside his political differences with Malam Nasir El-Rufai, to attend his mother’s funeral prayer, on Sunday.
Daily Trust reports that the Janazah Prayer held at the National Mosque, Abuja, on Sunday, after which she was laid to rest at Gudu Cemetery, still in Abuja.
Among those who attended the Janazah were Ribadu, who stood beside former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
Ribadu and El-Rufai were strong allies before the situation which led to the exclusion of El-Rufai from the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu.
However, their rift took a new dimension after El-Rufai alleged that someone tapped Ribadu’s phone and heard him ordering the former governor’s arrest.
El-Rufai also wrote a letter to Ribadu, asking him to explain the reason for alleged importation of poisonous substance.
Ribadu had denied the allegation, after which he petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS).
The DSS, in turn, filed criminal charges against El-Rufai.
But after news of El-Rufai’s mother’s death broke, Ribadu issued a condolence message, recalling the role the deceased matriarch of El-Rufai family played in his life.