Former Nigeria Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida {IBB} has described the death of former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekweme, as a big loss to the country, at a time the invaluable roles of elder statesmen like him are needed for national cohesion.
A statement from the former Military tactician’s media office on Monday in Minna, noted that the former president is pained by the loss and received the news with heavy heart but took solace in the exemplary life lived by the former Vice President
He stated further that the death has left a very big vacuum in the quest for true national unity and peaceful co-existent for true nation building that has been the dream of every Nigerian in the usually resilient spirit to always be key players.
“His simplicity is a rare virtue, despite his intellectual depth, I have come to know him with carriage of a man that is always living a very worthwhile live built on values and morality , we will miss him , Nigeria needs people like him now than ever” IBB said.
“I condole with the family of the late Dr. Ekweme , the government and people of Anambra state and Nigerians , I pray that God gives the family and all of us the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss,” he concluded.
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