Buhari Mourns Okadigbo’s Son, Pharaoh

Deji Elumoye in Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of the former President of the Senate, the late Senator Chuba Okadigbo on the death of their son, Pharaoh Okadigbo.

Reacting to the news of the death in a statement released yesterday by his Media Adviser, Mr. Femi Adesina, President Buhari said it was very sad to lose such a promising young man with so much potentials and passion for youth involvement in the socio-political development of Nigeria.

He noted that the late Pharaoh at an early age keyed into the vision of a better Nigeria not just for the privileged but for all and sundry, which he (the President) shared with the late Chuba Okadigbo, who was his running mate in the 2003 presidential election.

President Buhari added that the nation would miss a firm believer in the necessity for the people to work in collaboration with governments at all levels to achieve the better society for all.

He prayed that God Almighty would comfort the family, friends and associates, and repose the soul of the departed.

In a report by Peoples Gazette, sources close to the family said the deceased was involved in a car crash on Saturday night and the body had been deposited at the morgue.