Former Governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, has described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as a patriotic leader whose legacy will live on.
Akande said this on Wednesday in Kaduna during a condolence visit to the family of the late president.
The pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led a delegation of political associates to the Buhari residence, where he expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the former president, whom he described as “an angel in human flesh”.
“I first heard that he died when I was abroad. Before then, I met him in Daura after our feast, he was looking robust, healthy and very strong,” Akande said.
The elder statesman recalled that during their last meeting, the former president gave no indication of being unwell.
“In a joke, I said I was going back to my village. He said he was enjoying his village in Daura.
“When he moved to Kaduna, I planned to visit him here, and then I heard he had travelled,” he said.
Akande said the news of Buhari’s death came as a shock while he was outside the country.
