Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Nigerian leader, Ernest Shonekan, who died Tuesday morning.The Ogun-born statesman was the head of the interim government that led Nigeria between the military governments of Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha, from August 26 to November 17, 1993.
He noted that the body had continued to sustain the legacy of helping to support concerned parties in the execution of policies, programmes and strategies, in response to any emerging trends in national and global economies. “It is also worthy of note that as Special Envoy on the Implementation of the Abuja Agreement on Zimbabwe in 2001 and Chairman, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission in 2008, he was forthright, dedicated and showed great patriotism in the discharge of his duties.
Mr Tinubu’s condolence was contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, on Tuesday in Lagos.“I received, with great sadness, the news of the passing of Chief Shonekan and l join his immediate family in mourning his passing, but also in celebrating his lifelong contributions to our great nation.”
“With his passing, the country has lost another important elder statesman; a man of peace, who tried to bring unity and concord during one of the nation’s most trying moments.
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