President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “deep sorrow” at the passage of his ally and friend, a man he usually calls ‘the indomitable Tam David-West.’
In a release issued by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, a copy of which was made available to The Nigerian Xpress, President Buhari said the late former minister always stood firm for whatever he believed in.
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The statement read, “Professor Tamunoemi Sokari David-West, 83, was a consultant virologist of national and international standing. He served as Commissioner of Education in the old Rivers State, Minister of Petroleum and Energy under the Muhammadu Buhari military regime, and Minister of Mines, Power and Steel under Gen. Ibrahim Babangida regime.
“He had an indomitable spirit, stood resolutely by whatever he believed in, and was in a class of his own,” says President Buhari of the academic, author of many books, and social critic.
He commiserates with the David-West family, the people of Buguma, Kalabari Kingdom of Rivers State, the academia, and all those who loved “the forthright Tam David-West.”
President Buhari prays that God will rest the soul of the committed nationalist, urging all those who believe in the ideals he espoused to approximate same, for the betterment of Nigeria, and humanity in general.
