Tinubu mourns Mabogunje, Balogun, consoles families

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The ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of Professor Akin Mabogunje and former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun over their demise.

                                                                                                 Tinubu

The two prominent Nigerians passed on Thursday. The late Mabogunje is Nigeria’s first Professor of Geography and a world-renowned Urban Planner while Tafa Balogun served as 11th Inspector-General of Police from 2002-2005.

Mourning the demise of the two eminent Nigerians, in a statement by his media office in Abuja on Friday,Tinubu extolled their service to the country and contributions to national development especially in areas of urban planning, sustainable development and national security where Mabogunje and Balogun performed excellently.

By 'Lekan Adesina

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