The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Strategy, Mr Tunde Braimoh on Wednesday condoled with the national leader of the party, Chief Bola Tinubu over the death of his son, Jide.
The chairman of the state chapter of the party, Chief Henry Ajomale, expressed the party’s condolences in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
He said the chapter was devastated by the sad news, while describing the incident as unfortunate.
“This is a very unfortunate incident and we are so devastated by this sad news.
“We commiserate with our great national leader, Tinubu on this great loss and we pray God will grant the entire family the fortitude to bear the loss,” he said.
Ajomale said he was personally pained by the demise of Jide as he was very close to the family.
On his part, Braimoh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the death of Jide was a “colossal devastation.”
“We received with a deep sense of loss and profound regrets the rather too soon passing of Jide Tinubu, one of the future bearers of the illustrious Tinubu dynasty.
”Losing such a prominent and promising young man at the unfolding stage of a great life is not only despairing and debilitating, it is quite demoralizing and dejecting,” he said.
The lawmaker, however, noted that death is a necessary end common to the young and old and therefore inescapable at one time or the other.
“What is therefore important is not how long, but how well.
“Jide led a good life but was recalled at a time when ordinary minds would summate as too soon, but which discerning and developed minds would submit to be the will of God.
“While I lack the adequate and appropriate words to describe this colossal devastation on the family of our venerated and revered mentor and tutor, I humbly remind him of his unusual and uncommon courage which had seen him through unsavory situations in the past.
“I therefore commiserate with the immediate and extended family of our National Leader, pray for the repose of the departed soul and for God to grant us the fortitude to bear this great loss of our beloved son and brother.”