President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Monday, October 9, 2023, paid a condolence visit to the family of late correspondent of the Tribune Newspapers in the National Assembly, Alhaji Tijani Adeyemi.
Senator Akpabio, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, described the late Adeyemi as “Cool headed and quiet man who did his job diligently and most professionally”.
The Senate President while commiserating with the wife and children of the Late Adeyemi, enjoined them to be strong and not to despair.
Akpabio reminded Adeyemi family that “It is only God that gives life and takes it when He wants”.
He informed that the Senate President had wanted to come personally but due to exigencies of work, he could not make it thus, promised to convey the request made by the family to the Senate President.
Responding on behalf of the family, Mr. Ade Mutiu thanked the Senate President for his kind gesture for finding time to visit and mourn with the family.
He informed that the late Tijani left behind four daughters, two undergraduates, one school leaver and a JSS 3 student.
Accompanying Hon. Eyiboh on the condolence visit was the Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the Senate President, Aniete Ekong, the Special Assistant on New Media, Ahmed Tijani as well as representatives of the Senate Press Corps, Taiwo Amodu of the Tribune Newspapers and Azimazi Jimoh of the Guardian Newspapers among others.
