A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has described the late Olaniwun Ajayi as a true Awoist who taught many of the younger generations of politicians including himself the doctrines of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
In a statement on Friday by his Media Office, Mr. Tinubu said the late Afenifere leader left behind his enduring legacies.
“He was one of the very few we had left to guide our path with wisdom,” said Mr. Tinubu, who noted that the news of Mr. Ajayi’s passing left him “distraught”.
Mr. Ajayi, a prominent chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, died in the early hours of Friday aged 91.
The former Lagos State governor also described Mr. Ajayi’s commitment to the unity of the Yoruba people as unparalleled.
“Chief Olaniwun Ajayi was part of the entire leadership of Afenifere who honoured me with a visit recently in Lagos, where they renewed their call for unity and understanding among the Yoruba race and the entrenchment of progressive ideology in the country,” Mr. Tinubu said.
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