SAN FRANCISCO, September 07, (THEWILL) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has urged Nigerians to emulate the virtues of late Alhaji Maitama Sule, in the collective effort to build a great Nigeria.
Osinbajo made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of a book titled “The Genius Orator” written in honour of the deceased statesman.
He declared that Nigeria was blessed to have Sule, who lived and served in it, adding that his memory would inspire greater greatness in the country adding that the book will help to ensure that his memory is preserved.
Osinbajo commended the authors of the book for documenting the life and views of Sule in great details, saying that documenting history could never be overemphasized.
He went ahead to describe the late Sule as “a great man who was an exceptionally gifted orator, and understood the power of rhetoric and persuasion.”
Osinbajo added that the deceased had a good grip of drama and theatre and translated the exasperating twists and turns of the Nigerian socio-political drama into words of rebuke, exhortation, but ultimately of hope.
“We can see in the testimonials that followed his demise, in the calibre of the friendships and relationships that he built across Nigeria, in the quality of his thinking and writing, in his simplicity and humility,” Osinbajo said.
On a personal note, the Vice President disclosed that he would remember Sule for his humility and selflessness in spite of his VIP status.
Sule was a chief whip of the House of Representatives, a two-time federal Minister and former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
In his stint at the UN, he chaired the United Nations Standing Committee against Apartheid which was ravaging South Africa.
He died on July 3, 2017 in Cairo, Egypt at the age of 88.
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