Erstwhile presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has joined many patriotic citizens of Nigerians to express his condolences on the demise of the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement in Abuja, the business executive described the former president “as a patriot, advocate of transparency and modesty in public office.”
Olawepo-Hashim added: “I encountered him at the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), when my company, Set and Sell Communication, was responsible for the production of the Fund’s monthly Newspaper, PTF news between 1997 and 1998.”
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He added: “The late president was the chairman working cordially with his member/Secretary, Chief Tayo Akpata whose office was responsible for supervising our work.
“The General, who was in love with the beauty of the colour publication when such was rare in Nigeria gave the continuation of the publication its full support.”
“In politics,” Olawepo-Hashim added: “Even though we shared divergent political views and platforms on most occasions, the General did send his commendation through trusted relations on positions I held which he considered patriotic despite our different platforms.”
He prayed that God will comfort his family and give his loved ones the fortitude to bear the loss.