PUBLIC STATEMENTS CREDITED TO TINUBU
ON LATE SON'S :BABAJIDE AS
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THE TINUBU DYNASTY ORGANISED A THREE DAYS FIDAU PRAYER RECENTLY AT THE LOSS OF A DEAR SON,HUSBAND ,FATHER,BUSINESS MAN ,LAWYER AND A FINE GENTLEMAN
All Progressives Congress (APC)
stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has thanked Nigerians for their show of
concern over the death of his eldest son, Jide.
Thirty-seven-year old Jide died of
cardiac arrest in Lagos on Wednesday, following which condolence messages
poured into the APC chieftain’s home from President Muhammadu Buhari, state
governors, ministers and the generality of Nigerians.
Reflecting on his son’s death and
the sympathy it generated from Nigerians in a statement he personally signed
yesterday, Tinubu, on behalf of the family, expressed “deep appreciation to all
who have demonstrated their sympathy and expressed their condolences over the
loss of our eldest son.”
He said: “I want to especially thank
President Muhammadu Buhari, VP (Vice President) Yemi Osinbajo, the state
governors, distinguished senators, particularly Senate President Bukola Saraki,
members of the House of Representatives, APC leaders and members and, indeed,
all Nigerians.
“I thank the
traditional rulers for their display of support.”
Tinubu said
the public reaction to his son’s death had taught him that Nigerians could be
“a people of profound love and humanity.”
He said: “We
must seek a lesson in every loss. Your reaction to my son’s passing has taught
me that we can be a people of profound love and humanity when we want to be.
“People of
every tribe, region, faith and every political affiliation have expressed their
sympathy and extended to me the embrace of a brother or sister.
“Even those
who don’t agree with me politically have shown strong support and care
indistinguishable from that of my associates.
“This says
so much about the innate goodness in all of us. For no matter what, we are not
foes or enemies. We are all of one human stock, a single nation, one family.”
He described
his deceased son as a highly intelligent person with a vibrant personality and
zest for life, who followed his own course and made his own way on his own
terms.
Tinubu
He said:
“Those who knew him could not help but like him. Yet, he was taken away by
cardiac arrest when it seemed he had so much life to still live.
“This is a
reminder that we must live each day to its best, as none of us know when our
last day shall be.
“Mortality
comes upon us all. We have no choice in that. But we do have a choice whether
we shall be good or bad, just or unjust.
“Let us all
strive toward the best in ourselves.
“Jide lived
for so long in London, and there he has left behind a darling wife and three
precious boys.
“My wife
Remi and I have gone to London to be with them at this painful time to support
and help them.
“Please
excuse our absence from Lagos for a while, but it is essential that we are with
them.
“Prayers are
being offered and will continue to be offered for the repose of his soul.
“I have
suffered a grave loss that no parent would like to bear.
“As a
father, I must spend time putting my arms around the family he has left behind.
“I wish I
could bring my son back but I cannot.
“However,
what I can do is to be more caring and helpful to the living as I know this is
what Jide would want to become of his passing.
“Let us all
take a lesson from this and think a bit more about our fellow man, our
neighbor, our fellow Nigeria.
“Let us live
as we were meant to live with each other in greater peace, compassion and love.
“If only
this can happen, I know my son will be happy.
“Again, as
we are away from Lagos, we thank you for the love you have shown and ask that
you not only show it to us but to each other.
“Please
continue to pray for him wherever you are.
“Thank you
and God bless you all.”
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