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The book, titled: Landmark Constitutional Law Cases in Nigeria 2004-2007: The Atiku Abubakar Cases, pulled a large crowd of the who-is-who in Nigeria’s judicial, business and political circles to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, venue of the book launch

The former Vice President noted that he is diminished by the death of any individual but that the death of Prof. Iyayi in a ghastly auto accident on Wednesday afternoon left him benumbed

I heartily welcome all the delegates from our sister countries in Africa and those who have made the journey from the Caribbean and other parts of the world. I hope you will be enriched by this conference and that you will enjoy Nigeria’s hospitality

“President Jonathan also commiserates with officers and men of the Nigerian Navy which Vice Admiral Akhigbe once led as Chief of Naval Staff, as well as the government and people of his home state, Edo on the passage of the very courageous officer who patriotically served his nation to the best of his God-given abilities through-out a most distinguished career in the Nigerian Armed Forces

According to Abubakar, there is nowhere in the world the police would take sides in private political conflicts at the expense of its constitutional role

This might sound strange because that was two nights before the 2007 Presidential Elections, and we were about to lose. It was my first, and only, run in a general election for president, and I knew it would be a heavy loss

“As they mourn however, President Jonathan believes that they can take solace in the knowledge that Dr. Agagu has left behind a legacy of notable achievements in his illustrious public service career at the state and federal levels which will stand to his eternal credit and honour

“He declared his assets at the commencement of his Vice Presidency and did so at the end of his term as required by the constitution, which is a sacred document to Atiku

The statement by Eze reads: “We have read some of the utterances of the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and found most of them to be exasperating, disgusting, unacceptable and very unfortunate. We have heard about the threat to suspend or expel State Governors and members of the National Assembly that are indentifying with the true leadership of PDP under Alh Abubakar Kawu Baraje

Justice S. Safari is to hear the case of the faction, which broke out from the main party after a disagreement at the Special National Convention of the PDP in Abuja on Saturday

“The deceased, no doubt, has left an indelible ink as a man of honour, judging by the quality of children that survived him, and secondly, by his sterling administrative qualities in his days as the advert manager of the Daily Times of Nigeria

He said: "Alhaja Mogaji was not only an inspiration to her son, former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but also to our daughter, Oluremi, with whom she shared an uncommon bond

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State represented the groom, while the Governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuguda, represented the bride

According to Abubakar, whether you agreed with the late Jason or not, you must not fail to respect his courage of conviction and the bluntness with which he expressed those convictions in his servings in his Vanguard column

The governor stressed that the loss became more painful by the fact that the family was yet to fully recover from the death of Oluwole’s sister, Mrs. Ayodele Soyode, who passed on less than two years ago

The statement said: “The report in the media that Atiku Abubakar deliberately absented himself from the Peoples Democratic Party peace meeting in the North East Zone is untrue and inaccurate