The President, in a release issued on Sunday by his Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale mourned the painful loss of the veteran in the struggle for democracy; proponent of good governance, and advocate of economic, social, and political solidarity among African peoples.
President Tinubu noted that this tragedy comes at a time when Africa needs more visionary leaders who believe in the common destiny of the continent, and who can strengthen bonds across borders and spread the tendrils of cooperation across all fields of human endeavour.