The general overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Monday, mourned the demise of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a man whose integrity and discipline gave hope to millions of Nigerians across the length and breadth of Nigeria.
Pastor Bakare in a tribute to mourn the passing away of the former president stated: “This was a man whose destiny first intersected with mine in 1985 when his policy interventions paved the way for a young lawyer at the crossroads.
“This was a man whose integrity and discipline gave hope to millions of Nigerians across the length and breadth of our nation.
“This was a man with a dream of a New Nigeria dream he lived for, a dream he worked tirelessly towards from his youth, a dream he pursued persistently despite the challenges he encountered, a dream I had the privilege of teaming up with him in his tireless quest to fulfill, a dream that brought tears to his eyes, a dream, the heart of which he shared with me in intimate conversations-a dream that revealed the soul of a man whose lifelong desire was to make life better for the ordinary Nigerian.
“A colossus has departed our land, one for whom there can hardly be a replacement, one of whom only a few of his breed have straddled this land, one whose kind would be a tall order to find again.
“May history remember you well, my friend and compatriot And may the New Nigeria you tried so hard to bequeath emerged, even after you have departed.”
Bakare expressed his condolences to former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, his children and grandchildren.
“May God, the husband of the widow and the father of the fatherless fill the void.
“And to our dear nation, Nigeria, may God be our strength and comfort in this solemn season,” the message reads.