Shagaya a statesman,national icon – Dambazau
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Shagaya
By Doris Esa
Abuja,Feb. 12,2018(NAN) The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen.Abdulrahman Dambazau,has described late retired Brig.-Gen. John Shagaya, as a statesman and a national icon who contributed immensely to nation building as a military professional and a politician.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Director of Press, Ministry of Interior, Mr Wille Bassey, the minister said that late Shagaya would be missed for his immeasurable contributions to the growth and development of the Country.
Shagaya a former Minister of Internal Affairs( now Interior) died in a motor accident in Plateau State on Sunday.
The minister recalled with nostalgia the achievements of Shagaya in the then Ministry of Internal Affairs during his time as the minister from 1985 to 1989.
He condoled with the family of late Shagaya, the government and people of Plateau State and the country.
He prayed God to give them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.(NAN)
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