Wife of Former Senate President Joseph Wayas dies 12 days after his death

Mrs. Mary Abiola Wayas, the widow of late former Senate President, Joseph Wayas, is dead.

Her husband, Joseph Wayas was Nigeria’s third Senate President during the Nigerian Second Republic.

Mary died in a UK hospital, 12 days after her husband’s death. Their son, Joseph Wayas Jnr said while his father died in a hospital in the European country on November 30th, 2021, his mother died on 12th December 2021 after a brief illness.

Mrs Wayas who is survived by 5 children, grandchildren and a great-grandchild, was a trained secretary.

She worked in several prestigious firms in Russell Square, London; while supporting her husband, Late Joseph Wayas who was then an overseas student in the UK.