{"id":135277,"date":"2023-12-28T12:49:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T12:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/28\/i-lost-a-valued-friend-a-national-loss-buhari-as-he-eulogises-akeredolu-naabba\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T12:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T12:49:12","slug":"i-lost-a-valued-friend-a-national-loss-buhari-as-he-eulogises-akeredolu-naabba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/28\/i-lost-a-valued-friend-a-national-loss-buhari-as-he-eulogises-akeredolu-naabba\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Lost A Valued Friend, A National Loss&#8217; \u2014 Buhari As He Eulogises Akeredolu, Na\u2019Abba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20231227-071857_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"Ghali Umar Na\u2019Abba\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Former President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, the late Governor of Ondo State.<\/p>\n<p>Akeredolu who died on Wednesday at the age of 67 passed on following a protracted battle with prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by Garba Shehu, his media aide, Buhari described Akeredolu as a towering political and legal luminary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have lost a valued friend. I pray that his soul finds eternal peace. My thoughts are with the countless people who are inspired by his leadership in law and politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy condolences to his family,the government and people of Ondo State and to our party, the All Progressives Congress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: \u201cMy Brother And Soulmate\u201d \u2013 Tinubu Mourns Gov Akeredolu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ex-President also commiserated with the family of Ghali Na\u2019Abba, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, who also died on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari described his demise as a national loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis insight into issues and nuanced understanding of politics had few parallels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaker Na\u2019Abba was at the forefront of the defence of democracy at a time it faced the threat of extinction by powerful forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe leaves us with innumerable memories of his activism in politics. 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