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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday mourned a former Minister of Information and Culture, Tony Momoh, who died earlier in the day, describing him as a longtime ally, friend and political loyalist.
He was quoted as saying that Momoh stood with him through thick and thin.
“His (Momoh’s) brand of loyalty is very rare in the politics of today. I will greatly miss him,” the President was quoted as saying.
According to Adesina, the President recalled that as chairman, Media and Publicity of the All Nigeria People’s Party Campaign Organisation in the 2003 and 2007 elections as well as Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change, Momoh contributed in no small measure to the growth and strengthening of the organisations, leading to the eventual formation of the All Progressives Congress.