He was selfless, patriotic – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the late former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, while alive was a titan in the nation’s politics and an illustrious elder statesman.
Obasanjo stated this yesterday in a condolence message on the demise of Ekwueme, which he said he received with great shock.
He said the deceased was a hero and a great son of Nigeria whose life had been a life devoted to the service of his fatherland.
“The late Dr. Ekwueme was a selfless, disciplined and patriotic Nigerian who lived a worthy and exemplary life. This, indeed, is another opportunity for me to acknowledge his diverse and worthy achievements in the multi-faceted endeavours that he had undertaken in the course of a meritorious career in public and private life,” he said. (Premium Times)