Buhari pays tribute to Shimon Peres
President Muhhammadu Buhari has condoled the government and people of the State of Israel over the death of former President and Prime Minister, Shimon Peres.
A statement issued yesterday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said, “on behalf of the Federal Government and all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari extends condolences to the government and people of the State of Israel over the passing of former President and Prime Minister, Shimon Peres”
Buhari joined the global community and world leaders in mourning the former two-time Prime Minister and President of Israel, whose visionary leadership, voice of wisdom and unparalleled experience of diplomacy in the Middle East would continue to resonate in the long search for peace in the region.
As a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 alongside Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, the President said he believed the statesmanship and patriotism displayed by Peres in signing the Oslo Accord, the subsequent treaties for a two-state solution was most quintessential, and should be followed through so that the younger generations would inherit peace and harmony.
While looking into the towering national and global records of the late Israeli statesman, Buhari affirmed that Peres served firmly, faithfully and dutifully in building a modern Israeli state and also rose to the occasion when the world desperately needed a heart of love, magnanimity and understanding to heal the wounds of hostility in the region.
Buhari joined the world in celebrating the warm memory of gentleness, goodness and kindness that Peres left behind for other leaders to emulate in serving their country and working for humanity.
He prayed that God would grant him eternal rest and comfort members of his family.
