The Nigerian community in South Africa says the passing away of Dr. Alex Ekwueme, former Vice President, is a big loss to the nation. Mr Adetola Olubajo, President, Nigeria Union, South Africa, who spoke on the telephone from Pretoria on Monday, that Nigerians in that country received the news with shock. He described Ekwueme as a politician with exceptional policies rarely seen among “the political gladiators currently dominating our political climate. According to him, as First Executive Vice President of Nigeria, it is a public knowledge that Ekwueme left office poorer than he was when he entered it. Olubajo said that Nigerians in South Africa commiserated with his family, friends, and associates.

Source: Punch November 20, 2017 10:41 UTC