He Loved Kogi Passionately - Tinubu, Tambuwal Mourn Audu 1 hour ago

Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressive
Congress (APC) has described the death of the party’s
candidate in the Kogi state governorship
election, Prince Audu Abubakar as sorrowful, shocking
and untimely.
Tinubu added that Audu’s death reminds us of our
mortality and that no one will live forever.
“I first knew Prince Audu Abubakar roughly 30 years.
He was a good friend. A good man. Some may not have
known this but Prince Audu was a renowned financial
expert well known in banking circles before his entry
into politics. From banking to politics, Prince Audu
became a dominant feature of our national landscape.
He was an industrious man and a determined,
hardworking leader with few equals. He was
consummate in the art of politics. Yet, Audu was also
dedicated to the betterment of his people. He was an
honorary title holder of Lagos, honored by the late Oba
of Lagos, Oba Oyekan.

“Very kind, generous and at ease with his friends and
with the people, Audu wanted to make his state a better
place. That was his driving concern. His people loved
him because of this and he loved them in return. He was
a man of great vision, committed to the Nigerian project
and committed to the well-being of his people. He loved
Kogi passionately.

“As was his character, Prince Audu gave his all during
this election campaign because he wanted to move Kogi
to a better place.
His death is painful and has stunned us his friends,
political associates and particularly his family ,” Tinubu
said in a statement made available to our reporter.

Likewise, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto
State has enjoined family members and supporters of
Prince Abubakar Audu to take heart and consider the
death of the respected politician as an act of God that
can happen to all mortals at appointed time.
In a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Imam
Imam, the Governor described Audu’s death as
shocking.
He said the deceased lived a life of service whose
concern for the unity, stability and progress of Kogi
remained unshakable until his last breath.
The Governor equally prayed to God to grant Audu
eternal rest, and his family the fortitude to bear the loss.