President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his condolences to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth of England over the death of her husband Prince Philip who passed on today at the age of 99.
President Buhari stated this while eacting to the death of the longest serving Queen’s consort.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina, The death of the Duke of Edinburgh is the end of an era.
President Buhari noted that Prince Philip was one of the greatest and publicly recognisable international figures whose contributions to the Commonwealth will be remembered for by generations to come.
He described Prince Philip as a great man in his own right who made enormous contributions to philanthropic activities and charities especially for wildlife conservation and youth development programmes in more than 130 countries.
President Buhari paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh as “a remarkable husband who had been happily married to the Queen since 1947,” saying “this is an impressive record for any marriage at any level.”
The President also commiserated with the Government of the United Kingdom, the members of the Commonwealth “for the loss of this royal and indeed global icon.
