A National Leader of the Congress for
Progressive Change, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has expressed
shock at the news of the demise of Prof. Chinua Achebe.
He said in a statement signed by the
National Publicity Secretary of the CPC, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, in Abuja
on Friday, that Achebe was a Nigerian writer that effectively combined
intellectualism with simplicity.
The former head of state said the late
writer’s debut literary work, Things fall apart, which was published in
1958, has continued to attract wide readership across the globe.
Buhari said, “He was known for an
inimitable courage in freely expressing his personal convictions on
prevalent national discourse irrespective of the desire of the
principalities in the land.
“He rebuffed two attempts by the PDP-led
Federal Government to confer national honours on him because of his
conviction that the party had not given Nigerians any hope of
responsible governance.”
While condoling with the immediate
family members of Achebe on this loss, Buhari prayed to God to grant the
family and the entire nation the fortitude to bear the irreparable
loss.
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