Nigeria’s former Senate President’s first son, Pharaoh Okadigbo is dead.
Reports quote the family as saying that Pharaoh, who is the son of late Senate President Chuba Okadigbo died in a car crash on Saturday night.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, sent a condolence message through his media aide, Femi Adesina. He described the younger Okadigbo as a man who had great potentials.
The statement:
PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS WITH OKADIGBO FAMILY ON THE DEATH OF PHARAOH
P”resident Muhammadu Buhari condoles with family of the former Senate President, the late Chuba Okadigbo on the death of their son, Pharaoh Okadigbo.
“Reacting to the news of the death, President Buhari says it is very sad to lose such a promising young man with so much potentials and passion for youth involvement in the socio-political development of Nigeria.
“The President notes that the late Pharaoh at an early age keyed into the vision of a better Nigeria not just for the privileged but for all and sundry, which he (the President) shared with the late Chuba, who was his running mate in the 2003 presidential election.
“President Buhari adds that the nation will miss a firm believer in the necessity for the people to work in collaboration with governments at all levels to achieve the better society we all wish for.
“He prays that God Almighty will comfort family, friends and associates, and repose the soul of the departed.
Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) May 23, 2021″
Footages of what looked like the accident indicate that late Pharaoh Okadigbo may have ran into a moving trailer in Abuja.
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