Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has expressed his deep pain over the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the late Nigerian leader as a patriot who contributed immensely to national development.
Governor Adeleke extends his heartfelt condolences to President Bola Tinubu on this devastating loss, saying that Nigeria has lost a distinguished leader who gave his all for the country’s progress.
The Governor also commiserated with former First Lady, Mrs Aishat Buhari, surviving children and immediate family who lost more than just a father and confidant, but an embodiment of integrity who brought so much difference to governance in Nigeria.
He also extends his sympathy to his counterpart in Katsina state, His Excellency Dikko Umar Radda, the Emir of Daura and the people of Katsina state, who lost a remarkable leader.
“It is with a heavy heart that I received the news of the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari in London, the United Kingdom.His contributions to national development will remain evergreen in the minds of all Nigerians,” Governor Adeleke was quoted to have said in a condolences message.
“Throughout his lifetime, President Buhari was a watchword for integrity, inspiring honesty and selfless services in public service. Nigeria has lost one of its finest and I join in mourning a leader whose contributions to nation building is unquantifiable.”
Governor Adeleke prays for the repose of the soul of the late leader while hoping that Allah comforts everyone impacted by this monumental loss.
However, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has described the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR with a rude shock, describing it as the end of a remarkable chapter in Nigeria’s national history.
Ooni noted that the death is a divine passage that no man can escape, the revered monarch emphasized that kings and leaders of great legacy are not mourned, they are celebrated; for their footprints in the sands of time remain long after they have transitioned to the ancestral realm.
Ooni Ogunwusi extolls the late President Buhari as a resilient leader, a disciplined soldier, and an unrepentant patriot, whose life symbolized selfless service, firm belief in the unity of Nigeria, and a lifelong commitment to national development. From the battlefield as a gallant military officer to the highest office in the land as Commander-in-Chief, President Buhari was a man who gave his all to the cause of the Nigerian nation.
Referring to a recent meeting with the former President, the Ooni stated that, “He was in a very high spirit, strong and jovial as usual as he attended to him with maximum courtesy. It is really shocking to realize that he is no more but I think that in itself is a lesson to everyone here on earth.
“As a true son of the North an esteemed elder statesman of the Nigerian federation a pan-African per excellence, Muhammadu Buhari stood for integrity, frugality, and unwavering devotion to the ideals of a better Nigeria. His place in our national consciousness remains etched in gold, and history will be kind to his memory,” Ooni remarked.
The Ooni of Ife further noted that though President Buhari may have physically departed, his legacy as a nationalist, a reformer, and a bridge-builder between generations and ethnic divides lives on. The monarch urged Nigerians across tribes, religions, and political affiliations to draw inspiration from his firm belief in Nigeria’s unity and strive to uphold the values of peace, equity, and progress.
On behalf of the Yoruba race, the entire House of Oduduwa worldwide and traditional institutions across the country, Ooni Ogunwusi offers heartfelt condolences to the Buhari family, Federal government of Nigeria, Kastina State Government, Associates, colleagues people of Daura Emirate community, people of Katsina State, and Nigerians across the world.
May the Almighty God grant his departed soul eternal rest in Aljanah Firdaus and console his family and the loved ones he left behind.
