Peter Obi Releases Statement Over Chief of Army Staff Lagbaja’s “Painful” Death

TheTalk.NG journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering public affairs.

FCT, Abuja – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has sent a message of condolence to family, relations, and colleagues of the late chief of army staff (COAS), Lt General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja.

Obi, who is a former governor of Anambra state, described Lagbaja’s death as a “painful loss”.

Peter Obi releases statement over chief of army staff Lagbaja’s "painful" deathPeter Obi sad over death of Nigeria’s chief of army staff, Taoreed Lagbaja.
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In a statement he personally signed, obtained by TheTalk.NG, the LP chieftain commiserated with the Nigerian government; the chief of defence staff, General Christopher Musa; the acting chief of army staff, Lt General Olufemi Oluyede; other service chiefs, senior officers of the armed forces, and all other officers and men of the military.

Obi said:

“On behalf of my family and the Obidient family, I sincerely condole with the entire Lagbaja family, the Government of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Army over this painful loss, which has indeed created a big vacuum in his family and our dear nation.

“May God Almighty, who called him home at this time, forgive his sins, grant him eternal rest, and grant his family, Nigeria’s military, the Nigerian government, and all of us the fortitude to bear his sad and irreplaceable loss.

“May God protect and bless his family always.”

Lagbaja died after battling an undisclosed ailment. He was 56 years of age.

He was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023.

On October 20, the army dismissed rumours that Lagbaja had passed on, adding that the army chief was undergoing medical treatment abroad.

Subsequently, Tinubu appointed Olufemi Oluyede as the acting COAS.

Ex-CDS Admiral Ibrahim loses wife

Earlier, TheTalk.NG reported the death of Mrs. Aminat Dupe Ibrahim, the wife of former chief of defence staff, Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim.

Family sources disclosed that Aminat passed away in Abuja, on Tuesday night, November 5, after a brief illness.

Her funeral prayers has been scheduled to hold at the National Mosque in Abuja subsequent upon which her remains will be interred according to Islamic rites.

Source: TheTalk.NG


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