Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed shock and sadness over the passing of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba.
Abubakar, in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, described late Akeredolu as a quintessential gentleman who took the finesse to governance.
He said that Akeredolu, a two-term elected governor of the Sunshine State, was a politician of class because he was never known for destructive politics.
Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, said that Na’Abba on the other hand, raised the bar of legislative enterprise in Nigeria.
He said that it was evident that the first session of the National Assembly where he served with distinction from 1999-2003 remained “one of the best in the annals of our legislature”.
“Both Akeredolu, Aketi, as he was fondly called, and Na’Abba will be sorely missed for the inestimable roles that they played in our national development.
“I express deepest condolences to their respective families and pray to God to grant their souls a peaceful repose.
“I also join the good people and governments of both Ondo and Kano states to mourn the demise of these towering political figures,” he said.
