2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has expressed pain after receiving the news of the passing of Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja.
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| Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja |
The former Vice President sent his “heartfelt condolences to his grieving family and to the Nigerian Army, to which he dedicated his service with unwavering honour and distinction.”
Atiku wrote: “The passing of any soul diminishes us all, for in the departure of one, a part of humanity fades away. It is with a heavy heart and sorrowful spirit that I received the news of the tolling of the bell for the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, who was called from this world in the very prime of his life. My heartfelt condolences go out to his grieving family and to the Nigerian Army, to which he dedicated his service with unwavering honour and distinction. May his soul find eternal peace and rest.”
