Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has described former President Muhammadu Buhari as a patriotically selfless leader who led an austere and transparent life.
Buhari passed away on Sunday in a London hospital after an illness.
He was 82.
Ngige, in a statement on Sunday, said: “I have been shell-shocked and very sad since the last hour that I received the news of the death of our former Boss and my friend, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR.
“Shocked and sad, not because we should all not die, so to go the way of all mortals as designed by God Almighty our maker but because the last information on him was that of a patient, on his way to full recovery from an ailment that initially sent him into the Intensive Care Unit.
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“A very hardworking and disciplined and regimented individual, he played politics with morals and allowed his staff officers and political appointees the latitude to do their job without undue interference and goading.
“President General Buhari has played his role on this planet earth, and his maker has called him home.
“As an austere, transparent, twice-head of Government in Nigeria, patriotically selfless, we can only pray to God Almighty to forgive his transgressions and grant him eternal rest, comfort the family and all who had worked with him during his public service journey.”