Tag: Presidency

Tinubu: I Mourn My Fearless Brother, Rotimi Akeredolu 

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja President Bola Tinubu went poetic on Wednesday while mourning the late Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu. In a statement personally signed by him, the President said, “It is a difficult task to have to pen a tribute and sing a dirge for a departing soul” He said, ” It is a more difficult job in our African culture when one is compelled to do so for a younger person. Here I am with the difficult job of singing a dirge for Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, my…

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Ondo Mourns As Akeredolu Loses Leukemia Battle, Dies @67

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Tomigba Olayinka, Ondo  The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, passed away after a prolonged struggle with leukemia. A source in his family said the deceased breathed his last in Lagos, under the care of State House doctors. He was unable to travel abroad due to his health condition. The 67-year-old late governor had been undergoing medical attention since his return from Germany in September. He recently handed over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, following directives from President Bola Tinubu. Aiyedatiwa had been acting as Governor during Akeredolu’s…

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Grief As Ghali Na’Abba Dies @65

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja  Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Umar Ghali Na’Abba is dead. Na’abba, according to his family sources, died on Wednesday morning at the National Hospital in Abuja after a brief Illness. He was aged 65. Na’Abba was the second Speaker of the House of Representatives in the current 4th Republic. He was elected Member of the House of Representatives in 1999 from Kano State. He became the Speaker a few months after the inauguration of the House following the resignation of the then Speaker, Salisu Buhari…

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Akume @70: Akpabio Says SGF Is A Political Machine, Great Strategist

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja  President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume on his Platinum Jubilee having attained the age of 70. Akpabio’s  birthday congratulatory message was signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh. The Senate President described the former Benue state governor as a “A political machine of note and a great strategist who has mastered the art of weaving his successes even through troubled political waters”. Akpabio said Akume is one successful…

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