The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has lamented the decease of his eldest son, Jide, saying “I wishing I could convey my boy dorsum but I cannot".
In a tilt on Friday, Tinubu confirmed that Jide died of cardiac arrest.
“I wishing I could convey dorsum my son, but I can’t,” Mr. Tinubu said.
“My boy was a highly intelligent mortal amongst a vibrant personality as well as a zest for life. He followed his ain course of teaching as well as made his ain agency on his ain terms,” Tinubu added.
Below is his total statement:
“ABOUT JIDE
(Kazeem Olajide Babajide Tinubu, Born Oct twelfth 1980)
“We desire to limited our thank you lot as well as deep appreciation to all who stimulate got demonstrated their sympathy as well as expressed their condolences over the loss of our eldest son, Jide. I desire to especially give thank you lot President Muhammadu Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo, the solid soil Governors, distinguished Senators especially Senate President Bukola Saraki, members of the House of Representatives, APC leaders as well as members as well as indeed all Nigerians. I give thank you lot the traditional rulers for their display of support.
“My boy was a highly intelligent mortal amongst a vibrant personality as well as a zest for life. He followed his ain course of teaching as well as made his ain agency on his ain terms. Those who knew him could non assist but similar him. Yet, he was taken away past times cardiac arrest when it seemed he had as well as hence much life to withal live. This is a reminder that nosotros must alive each twenty-four hr catamenia to its best every bit none of us know when our concluding twenty-four hr catamenia shall be. Mortality comes upon us all. We stimulate got no choice inward that but nosotros create stimulate got a choice whether nosotros shall endure practiced or bad, but or unjust. Let us all strive toward the best inward ourselves.
“Jide lived for as well as hence long inward London as well as in that place he has left behind a darling married adult woman as well as 3 precious boys. My married adult woman Remi as well as I stimulate got gone to London to endure amongst them at this painful fourth dimension to back upwards as well as assist them. Please excuse our absence from Lagos for a acre but it is essential that nosotros are amongst them. Prayers are beingness offered as well as volition function on to endure offered for the serenity of his soul. I stimulate got suffered a grave loss that no raise would similar to bear. As a father, I must pass fourth dimension putting my arms or as well as hence the identify unit of measurement he has left behind.18. Please function on to pray for him wherever you lot are.— Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@AsiwajuTinubu) November 3, 2017
This is Jide Tinubu: pic.twitter.com/NFY9mTlMEK
“We must attempt a lesson inward every loss. Your reaction to my son’s passing has taught me that nosotros tin endure a people of profound beloved as well as humanity when nosotros desire to be. People of every tribe, region, faith as well as every political affiliation stimulate got expressed their sympathy as well as extended to me the comprehend of a blood brother or sister. Even those who don’t concur amongst me politically stimulate got shown potent back upwards as well as attention indistinguishable from that of my associates. This says as well as hence much most the innate goodness inward all of us. For no affair what, nosotros are non foes or enemies. We are all of ane human stock, a unmarried nation, ane family.
“I wishing I could convey my boy dorsum but I cannot. However, what I tin create is to endure to a greater extent than caring as well as helpful to the living every bit I know this is what Jide would desire to learn of his passing. Let us all stimulate got a lesson from this as well as retrieve a fighting to a greater extent than most our swain man, our neighbor, our swain Nigeria. Let us alive every bit nosotros were meant to alive amongst each other inward greater peace, pity as well as love. If solely this tin happen, I know my boy volition endure happy.
“Again, every bit nosotros are away from Lagos, nosotros give thank you lot you for the beloved you lot stimulate got shown as well as inquire that you lot non solely demo it to us but to each other. Please function on to pray for him wherever you lot are.
Thank you lot as well as may God bless you lot all.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu”
November 3, 2017.