Earlier on Monday, Prince Tony Momoh, former Minister of Information and Culture, died aged 81.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari was amongst those who expressed grief at the passing of the veteran statesman. President Buhari said he remembers him as his longtime ally, friend, and as a political loyalist.
Reacting to the passing of Prince Momoh, President Buhari said Prince Momoh stood with him through thick and thin, adding: “His brand of loyalty is very rare in the politics of today. I will greatly miss him.”
The President in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in Abuja, Monday recalled that as chairman, Media and Publicity of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) Campaign Organisation in the 2003 and 2007 elections as well as Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the late Auchi Prince contributed in no small measure to the growth and strengthening of the organizations, leading to the eventual formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
President Buhari commiserated with the media industry on the loss of a veteran who put in a lot to raise the bar of the profession in various ways as editor, manager, administrator, President and Trustee of the Guild of Editors, urging them to sustain his legacies. While also condoling with the Auchi Kingdom, the government and people of Edo State on this great loss, the President prayed that God will grant the departed eternal rest and comfort family, friends and political associates in this period of grief.
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