Former President Goodluck Jonathan weekend described the death of Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, and PANDEF leader, Chief Edwin Clark, almost at the same time, as a great loss to Nigeria.
He said the two elder statesmen were men of courage and wisdom, who meant well for the country.
Speaking when he paid a condolence visit to the Adebanjo family in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, in company of former Sierra Leone president, Ernest Bai Koroma, and former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, Jonathan said the death of the two was a great shock, because they worked together for the interest of Nigeria.
Jonathan described late Chief Adebanjo as an upright man that was committed to the growth and development of Nigeria.
He noted that people like him (Adebanjo) made the 2014 Confab he convened a success.
“Our dear leader was not the leader of Afenifere alone, he was a leader of this country. He was a man with enormous wisdom, courage and willingness to do the right thing for this country.
“He believed in truth and justice. No nation can grow when there is no truth and when there is no justice.
“Those were the things he was known for. We are not surprised that he led the Afenifere credibly well,” he said.
Jonathan said that when a nation was not moving as expected there was a need for comprehensive dialogue.