Atiku Mourns Tony Anenih
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubarkar, has described as shocking the news of the death of Chief Tony Anenih, Iyasele of Esanland.
Atiku said in a statement issued by his Media Advisrt in Abuja on Monday that Chief Anenih’s death has left a vacuum in the country.
The PDP presidential candidate stressed that Late Chief Anenih’s roles in ensuring the stability, not only of the PDP but also for the nation at large, stood him out as a patriot who dedicated his life to the service of humanity.
He noted that Chief Anenih did his best for the country, saying that his death at this time that the nation is going into electioneering campaigns is saddening.
Atiku said; “Indeed I have lost a great friend of decades. I am particularly pained that Chief Anenih left the stage at the time the party and the nation needed his wealth of experience the more, especially in our collective quest to restore good governance and democratic ideals in our country.”
The former Vice President described Chief Anenih as a great political colossus and patriot, adding that his ability to consistently, at every turn, resolve knotty political puzzles would later earn him the sobriquet of ‘Mr. Fix It.’
While commiserating with the family of the late Iyasele of Isanland and the government and people of Edo state, Atiku asked them to take solace in the fact that the elder statesman left his indelible footprints on the annals of the nation’s democratic history.
He prayed God to grant the family the fortitude to bear this loss.
