Tinubu loses first son, Jide.
— 2nd November 2017
BY BENEDICT ODINAKA EZEOKA writing for ODOGWU MEDIA.
Buhari, Dogara, Ajimobi, Banire condole with ex-gov
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) , has lost his first son, Jide.
Jide died, yesterday, after he reportedly complained of “chest pain.”
A family source told ODOGWU MEDIA that “Jide
went out on Tuesday night and returned in the morning. thereafter, he
compel of chest pain. We quickly rushed him to the general Hospital,
Ikeja where he died.”
Another source confirmed that the family
rushed Jide to hospital, “after he complained of chest pains and they
even called Dr. Ade Tinubu, at Lgos State University Teaching Hospital
(LASUTH), but Jide died before he got to the hospital.”
Asked whether the deceased was sick prior to complaints of chest pain, the family source said “no.”
Lagos state Chairman of the party, Otunba Henry Oladele Ajomale has confirmed Jide’s death.
In a short message addressed to APC
members, Ajomale wrote: “It’s with regrets that i inform you of the
demise of Mr. Jide Tinubu, the son of our dear and esteemed leaders,
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Please, commiserate with us…”
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over Jide’s death
His Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement said Buhari spoke with with
Tinubu on telephone, yesterday and condoled with him, on behalf of the
Federal Government and his family and offered his deepest condolences to
the Tinubu family over Jide’s loss.
Buhari described Jide’s death as “sad and
painful,” and added the nation has been denied the services and
potentials of the resourceful lawyer.
He prayed God grants the Tinubu family,
friends and associates “the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss, and
comfort all who mourn the passage of the promising gentleman.”
On his part, Speaker Yakubu Dogara, in a
personally signed statement, said “it is saddening that a father buries
his son. I can only imagine your pain and grief at this time. I pray God
Almighty to grant your family the fortitude to bear this irreparable
loss.”
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola
Ajimobi, expressed over what he called the depressing news of the death
of his beloved scion, Jide.
In a statement by his Special Adviser,
Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, the governor expressed
regrets that the cold hands of death have snatched another promising and
ebullient young man.
Ajimobi described the sudden death of the
APC national leader’s son as not only shocking but also, unfortunate
and disheartening.
“My dear Asiwaju, please accept my
heartfelt condolences. On behalf of myself, family and the good people
of Oyo State, I pray that God will give you the strength and courage to
bear this monumental loss.
“My thoughts and prayers are with you in
this trying period. With Jide’s death, the country has lost another
shining star and future leader.
“May the Almighty comfort his wife, children and the entire family.”
Also, APC National Legal Adviser, Muiz Banire (SAn) also commiserated with Tinubu.
“I pray the Almighty God to to give out
leader the fortitude to bear this unfortunate loss. It is my fervent
prayer that incidents like this will never happen to him or any of us in
the larger family, again.”
APC CHIEFTAINS CONDOLE WITH TINUBU AS HE LOST HIS FIRST SON.
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