Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has described Dr. Yusuf Maitama Sule, who died today in Cairo, Egypt as an agent of national unity.
In a condolence message, the acting President said that Maitama Sule was a great orator, an elder-statesman and a distinguished diplomat.
According to Osinbajo, the deceased is best remembered on the global scene as one of our country’s foremost envoys whose clarity of voice and vision contributed significantly to the high esteem and respect Nigeria earned at the United Nations.
Professor Osinbajo also remembers Maitama as an illustrious son of Nigeria, a great Nigerian leader and committed nationalist.
He said that even as he advanced in age, Maitama Sule was always prepared to reach out to other leaders of thought across the country in the noble quest for unity, tolerance and national cohesion.
“He did not waver in lending his voice to the promotion of moderation in national discourse, and his graceful conduct thereto would be sorely missed.
According to the Acting President, Maitama Sule never relented in applying his wealth of experience to advance the cause of unity, peace and progress of Nigeria, and that his fatherly counsel to those in authority had always been bold, sincere and untainted.
The acting President commended the deceased’s patriotic fervour and passionate zeal for public service, even as he recalled Maitama Sule’s unparalleled dedication to duty as a formidable diplomat, politician, Minister and acclaimed orator whose well researched and excellently delivered speeches inspired and impressed several Nigerians. [myad]
