Browsing: Asiwaju Tinubu

In a condolence message to the government and people of the UAE issued by his Media Office at the weekend in Abuja, Asiwaju Tinubu said as president from 2004 until his death, “Sheikh Khalifa strategically guided the UAE government toward balanced and sustainable development in order to ensure the prosperity of his people.”

President Buhari in a statement signed Monday by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity; Femi Adeshina affirmed the contributions of the party stalwart to the political, economic and social development of the country, setting a standard in leadership, governance and philanthropy.

He said his death at 80 represents the end of an era in the socio-political evolution of Nigeria, adding that the late former Senate President was until his death one of the few remaining notable politicians who played vital roles in the politics of Nigeria’s Second Republic.

In a statement by Elder Sam Oluwalana, the Director, Media and Communications, Caretaker Committee of the party in the state, the party said the peaceful conduct of the exercise was a demonstration of the party’s commitment to the principles and practice of democracy, “as our members trooped out peacefully to elect executives of the party in the 177 wards in the state.”

In a condolence message on Saturday by his Media Office in Abuja, Asiwaju Tinubu condoled President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Army, the Defence Headquarters and families of the deceased military officers over the unfortunate incident.

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday visited the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, accompanied Asiwaju Tinubu on the visit to the palace at the Emir Palace Road, Kano, Kano State.

The group, in a meeting on Wednesday in Uyo, facilitated by the former Spokesperson of the House of Representatives and immediate past Chairman of Cross River Basin Development Authority, Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, renewed their political union, saying Tinubu, who is the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, was the only Nigerian alive with the capacity to save the country from the multidimensional socio-economic and ethno-religious distractions and sentiments.