President Bola Tinubu, on behalf of Nigeria, has extended sincere condolences to Namibia following the passing of President Hage Geingob.
Gatekeepers News reports that President Geingob, aged 82, passed away in a Windhoek hospital.
Tinubu acknowledged Geingob as a proponent of good governance and an advocate for unity among African nations.
The Nigerian leader noted that “this tragedy comes at a time when Africa needs more visionary leaders who believe in the common destiny of the continent, and who can strengthen bonds across borders and spread the tendrils of cooperation across all fields of human endeavour.
“As Namibia mourns, President Tinubu assures the Republic that his thoughts and prayers, and indeed those of Nigerians, are with them,” the statement added.
Geingob, who was serving his second term as president and was his country’s first prime minister after independence, revealed last month that he was being treated for cancer.
Most recently, he took a stand by supporting South Africa’s complaint against Israel under the Genocide Convention and by condemning Namibia’s former colonial ruler Germany for rejecting the case.
