Buhari Expresses Sadness Over Sagay’s Death

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of a former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Isaac Sagay.

In a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, the president said former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Spain served Nigeria dutifully as a foreign officer reaching the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as an ambassador.

President Buhari said the deceased was a dedicated and thoughtful diplomat who provided exemplary leadership in the different roles occupied.

He, however, joined members of the Olare-Aja family of the Sagay clan in mourning their father, uncle, and illustrious son and prayed that God grant him eternal rest.

The statement reads: “In each of his ambassadorial roles, the President notes that Ambassador Sagay was a dedicated and thoughtful diplomat who provided exemplary leadership as Head of Nigeria’s Mission of the Group of ECOWAS Consultants and Observers that diplomatically addressed the very contentious post-war presidential elections in Liberia and Sierra Leone respectively.

“The President also affirms that in his retirement from the Foreign Service, the diplomat remained relevant in national duties, serving as Delta State Commissioner at the Federal Character Commission and Pioneer Chairman of the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN).”