The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Chief Cornelius Adebayo, the former Governor of Kwara State, who passed away on Wednesday, June 25, in Abuja.
In a joint statement released on Friday, the forum’s leaders—Oba Oladipo Olaitan (Afenifere), Dr. Bitrus Pogu (Middle Belt Forum), Senator John Azuta-Mbata (Ohanaeze N’digbo), and Ambassador Godswill Igali (PANDEF)—eulogized Adebayo as a detribalized leader, an advocate for good governance, and a champion of Nigerian unity.
They described him as an “illustrious son” and a “devoted Awoist” who dedicated his life to the nation’s development and the service of humanity.
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“Southern/Middle Belt Forum announces with deep sense of loss and appreciation of a life spent in the service of humanity, the transition to glory at the age of 84 years, yet another of our revered Leaders and one-time Governor of old Kwara State, His Excellency, Chief Cornelius Adebayo.
“A Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Cornelius Adebayo served the good people of the old Kwara State as Governor and Nigeria as Minister of Communications with the highest level of patriotism during Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.
“C.O, as our departed Leader was fondly called, was a dependable ally of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a Leader of Afenifere, the Middle Belt and the umbrella Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum including the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF),” the statement reads.
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