Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly has reacted to the passage of former President Mohammadu  Buhari, expressing deep  feelings that Nigeria sadly lost a great national leader who displayed rare integrity and self discipline throughout his lifetime.

In a condolence message at Abuja, Senator Nwoko said most Nigerians regarded  the late Buhari who died on Sunday  in London, as an honest man both as a military head of state and civilian leader.

Nwoko noted that the  former president symbolized  chastity, simplicity and austere taste which are rare virtues among African leaders.

According to Nwoko Nigeria would remember Buhari for  his immense  contributions to the  unity and survival of the nation, from the civil war era of the 1960s to  the dawn of democracy.

“On behalf of my family, associates and people of Delta North Senatorial District, I  solemnly sympathize with the nation and the immediate family of His Excellency, late  Mohammadu Buhari on the passage of the former Nigerian leader .

” The nation lost an outstanding patriot. He was a man of exceptional honesty and self discipline. His life and times were marked by moral rectitude in the service of the nation.

” Like every mortal,he was not infallible, but the late  president did his utmost best serving  Nigeria in various capacities.

“May God grant his soul eternal rest and graciously comfort his entire  family” – Nwoko stated.