President Goodluck Jonathan, the Senate, the House of Representatives, former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday described the death of Ghanaian President John Atta-Mills as a great loss to Africa.
Mr. Jonathan, in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Reuben Abati, extended his “sincere condolences to late President Mill’s family as well as the government and people of Ghana.”
He assured “the people of Ghana of the sympathy and solidarity of the people of Nigeria as they mourn late President Mills who did his best during his tenure to carry forward the process of democratic consolidation and socio-economic development in Ghana.”
The House of Representatives, in another statement in Abuja signed by its Chairman, Media and Publicity, Zakari Mohammed, said “We in the 7th National Assembly, while commiserating with our brothers and sisters in Ghana, are consoled by the exemplary life the late politician lived and died for. Similarly, the late Atta-Mills will be missed for his politics without bitterness.”
Also, former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, in a statement issued in Lagos, said, “President Mills lived a good life. He has left a legacy of hard work, respect for human rights and his people’s culture. He will surely be missed by all.”
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State described the death of the Ghanaian President as an irreparable loss to the African continent, saying he was a pride of Africa.
The governor, in a statement signed by his Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Semiu O kanlawon said Atta-Mills had continued the job of advancing the course of democracy in his country which had become a source of pride to West African sub-region in democratic tenets.
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State also said he was shocked that a shining star in the African firmament was taken away few months to the end of his glorious tenure.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, he described the late Ghanaian President as a progressive politician and democrat per excellence.