Mugabe, an indomitable fighter — Obasanjo vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe as an indomitable fighter.Obasanjo in a condolence letter said late Mugabe contributed in no small measure to the liberation of Zimbabwe from apartheid and oppressive radicalism.
Obasanjo in a condolence letter to President Manangagwa, a copy which was made available to newsmen through his Special Assistant , Kehinde Akinyemi, said the news of the death was received with immense sadness and commiserated with his family and the people of the South African country. The letter reads: ”News of President Robert G. Mugabe’s death in Singapore, in the early hours of today, was received by me with immense sadness indeed.
Having followed with keen interest his heroic struggles to secure an independent Zimbabwe in 1980, President Mugabe had become much more than a leader of his people. “President Mugabe was, without doubt, one of the greatest African freedom fighters to have walked on the African soil. This he did with his colleague and brother, Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, leading to the formation of the Patriotic Front for which Nigeria took a vanguard position.
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