Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has mourned the demise of anti-apartheid scion, pro-democracy guru and human rights crusader, Desmond Tutu, recalling the role played by the deceased in getting the country’s debt cancelled.
Penpushing reports that, Obasanjo in a condolence letter to the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday declared that Tutu’s death was a personal loss to him, adding that over the years the deceased had remained focus and exhibited purposeful leadership
“Over the years, Reverend Tutu had shown focused, credible, bold, sensitive and purposeful leadership not just to members of the Anglican Church but to all Christians”,Obasanjo emphaisied
Penpushing further reports that, he added that Tutu had been part of building and strengthening the Anglican Church, and its eminent place in the church system in South Africa, stressing that today is not unrelated to his selfless service and leadership.”
The former President said he acknowledged late Tutu’s “uncommon solidarity and the deep passion with which he had argued Nigeria’s case for full debt cancellation by the contents of his letter to Mr. Gordon Brown, the then United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, during my administration as the President of Nigeria’.
“This heroic advocacy effort of his with respect to Nigeria’s indebtedness to the Paris Club on behalf of Nigeria was very much in his character. Reverend Tutu was a patriotic and highly respected Teacher, Preacher, Intercessor and Field Commander of the Lord’s Army’.
‘He symbolized one of our finest examples of how a life truly dedicated to our Saviour Jesus Christ can make a difference. He had been a difference-maker for his family, his friends, his flock, his community, the Church, the Republic of South Africa and, indeed, the world’, Obasanjo stated.
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