Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said he will greatly miss the wise counsel of late Elder Statesman, Ahmed Joda.
Gatekeepers News reports that Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said he will greatly miss the wise counsel of late Elder Statesman, Ahmed Joda, describing him as an “exceptional statesman, committed patriot, outstanding technocrat and bridge builder.”
Joda was Chairman of the Presidential Transition that followed the victory of the Buhari/Osinbajo ticket in the 2015 election.
Osinbajo in a statement he signed personally, said he will greatly miss Joda’s “profoundly wise counsel on a wide variety of economic and social issues.”
Osinbajo said: “I join the President in expressing sincere condolence to the family and associates of an exceptional statesman, committed patriot, outstanding technocrat and bridge builder: Alhaji Ahmed Joda.
“I will greatly miss his profoundly wise counsel on a wide variety of economic and social issues. We have lost a passionate believer in a nation, where all, regardless of faith or ethnicity can live together and achieve their dreams in peace.
“We pray that the Lord will comfort his family, associates and the people of Adamawa State from whence he hailed. May his memory always remain blessed.”
