President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commiserated with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over the death of his son, Jide.
The president, according to his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement issued, spoke with Tinubu on the phone to express his condolence.
The statement reads in part: “President Buhari in a telephone call Wednesday to Asiwaju Tinubu on behalf of the Federal Government and his family offered his deepest condolences to the Tinubu family over the loss of Jide.
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“Describing the transition of Jide as “sad and painful,” the President said that the nation has been denied the services and potentials of the resourceful lawyer.
“He prayed that God will grant the Tinubu family, friends and associates the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss, and comfort all who mourn the passage of the promising gentleman.”
