Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, on Friday, paid a condolence visit to the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko at the Government House, in Akure to commiserate with him over the Thursday plane crash which claimed the lives of some Ondo State government officials.
Tambuwal, who was accompanied by Senator George Akume, Hon. Yemi Arokodare and Hon kashim Imam, described the death of Mr. Deji Falae, the State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism as a national tragedy.
He said the House received the news of the incident with a great shock as they were to commence the proceedings of the day.
Tambuwal said the late Falae sent a text message to him on the 29th of September on how to move Nigeria forward, saying that words alone can not be used to express what happened on that fateful day.
He said: This is the text message I received from my friend, brother, Deji Falae on the 29th September about 10.25am: “My brother, I trust you and your family are well, I implore you to use your best endeavours to solve the current crisis rocking your party and Nigeria as a whole. History will not be kind to our generation if we don’t make the success of Nigerian projects. May the almighty God guide you. Deji Falae”.
In his response, Governor Olusegun Mimiko, who described the visit as a precious and wonderful one said it was an understatement to say the incident was a major shock.
Mimiko thanked the entire leadership and members of the House for their concern for the plight of the people of Ondo State.
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