NVBF's Nimrod Mourns SWAN President's Mother



*Says mother's always have special place in men's lives





President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Engineer Musa Nimrod has extended condolences to the President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Isaiah Kemje Benjamin (JP), following the demise of his aged mother.


Late Mrs. Isaiah passed on Thursday night in Minna at the ripe age of 78.


Engineer Nimrod in  a statement he personally signed and issued to newsmen in Kaduna on Friday July 19, 2024, said that he knows how it feels to lose a mother.


"I am extending my deepest condolences to you over the tragic loss of your mother. Mother's are special and their loss can be devastating," he said.


He prayed for SWAN President to have the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss, while also praying to God to grant her soul eternal rest.


"I want to extend condolences to other members of your family, friends and all who she has impacted to be strong and have faith in God in these trying times" he said.

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