Saraki mourns Desmond Tutu, calls him calm, courageous

A former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has mourned Nobel Peace prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

The anti-apartheid hero was confirmed dead in the early hours of Sunday by President Cyril Ramaphosa in a statement.

Saraki, a two-term former Governor of Kwara State, took to his social media handles to eulogise Tutu.

He wrote: “Calm, yet courageous, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a faith-based leader who always spoke truth to power. In his homeland, South Africa, he stood at the forefront of the liberation struggle. Across the continent and the world, he lent his voice to human rights issues — helping to make the world a better place.

“Today, as we join our South African brothers and sisters to mourn Archbishop Tutu’s passing, we also join them and millions across the globe to celebrate the positive impact that he made on our world. We will all miss him.”