By Ben Agande, Abuja.
President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday commiserated with the family
and people of Kwara state on the death of former Majority Leader of the
senate, Dr Olusola Saraki whom he described as “one of Nigeria’s most
prominent leaders, medical practitioner and democrat”
A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media
and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati said, President Jonathan “extends
sincere commiserations to the elder statesman’s family and the people of
his home state, Kwara to whose service and upliftment he selflessly
devoted his long and very successful career in politics”.
While urging his family and the people of Kwara state to be consoled
by the knowledge that their departed father, leader and mentor lived a
very successful and fulfilled life, President Jonathan said the late Dr.
Saraki will be “long remembered and eulogized as a consummate
politician, an astute grassroots mobiliser, and a political colossus
with awe-inspiring powers of political organisation.
“The President has no doubts that this public-spirited politician
will always occupy a place of honour in the hearts of his people,
supporters, friends and associates across the nation.
“He believes that the ordinary people of Kwara in particular will
always remember the “Oloye” with great affection because of the constant
support they received from him.
“The President further notes that Dr. Saraki’s brand of
people-oriented politics and his success in building on his strong
support base to contribute positively to Nigeria’s political development
as a powerful voice in the nation’s dominant political parties, as the
Senate Majority Leader in the Second Republic, and as the ultimate
reference point in the politics of Kwara state for decades, have assured
him of a place amongst Nigeria’s heroes of democracy.
President Jonathan urges Nigerians to emulate Dr Saraki’s patriotic
commitment to national unity, politics without bitterness as well as his
magnificent spirit of philanthropy”.
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