The National Leader of
the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has broken his silence on the
demise of his eldest son, Jide, online medium, Cable, has reported.
Jide died of cardiac
arrest on Wednesday, his grieving father reportedly disclosed
As reported by Cable,
Tinubu said no parent should experience such bereavement, adding, “I wish I
could bring back my son, but I can’t.”
“My son was a highly
intelligent person with a vibrant personality and a zest for life. He followed
his own course and made his own way on his own terms,” Tinubu was quoted to
have said.
“Those who knew him
could not help but like him. Yet, he was taken away by cardiac arrest when it
seemed he had so much life to still live.
“This is a reminder
that we must live each day to its best, as none of us know when our last day
shall be.
“Mortality comes upon
us all. We have no choice in that, but we do have a choice whether we shall be
good or bad, just or unjust. Let us all strive toward the best in ourselves,”
the online medium reported.
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Tinubu said he and his
wife were currently in London to console Jide’s wife and his “three precious
boys.”
“Jide lived for so long
in London and there he has left behind a darling wife and three precious boys.
My wife, Remi, and I have gone to London to be with them at this painful time,
to support and help them,” he reportedly said.
Continuing, the medium
quoted Tinubu as saying, “Please, excuse our absence from Lagos for a while;
but it is essential that we are with them.
“Prayers are being
offered and will continue to be offered for the repose of his soul. I have
suffered a grave loss that no parent would like to bear.
“As a father, I must
spend time putting my arms around the family he has left behind.”
He expressed gratitude
to all those who have reached out to him during the trying period
“We must seek a lesson
in every loss. Your reaction to my son’s passing has taught me that we can be a
people of profound love and humanity when we want to be,” he said.
“People of every tribe,
region, faith and every political affiliation have expressed their sympathy and
extended to me the embrace of a brother or sister.
“Even those who don’t
agree with me politically have shown strong support and care indistinguishable
from that of my associates.
“This says so much
about the innate goodness in all of us. For, no matter what, we are not foes or
enemies. We are all of one human stock, a single nation, one family,” Cable
quoted him further.
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