The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has eulogized late President Shehu Shagari as a quintessential public servant who served the country in seven cabinet positions and as a legislator. Saraki, accordingly, condoled with the family of the late president who died at the age of 93 years on Friday.
Saraki on his Twitter handle wrote: “My family and I join the entire nation to mourn the passing of former President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who led our nation during the Second Republic.
“President Shagari, was a quintessential public servant; having served in seven cabinet positions and as a legislator. He dedicated his best years in the service of our nation and its people. May Allah grant him a place among the righteous ones in Aljannah Firdaus.”