By Joe Oroye

He said while receiving two delegations of traditional rulers from the northern states and the people of Kano State who paid him condolence visits at the Presidential Villa over the death of his wife, Mrs. Stella Obasanjo and the 117 Nigerians who died in the Belleview plane crash that “we have received a lot of encouragement from people all over the country and abroad. The outpouring of shared grief and sorrow has been tremendous and I believe that we can be united in the service of our nation, just as we have been united in this tragedy.”
“The overwhelming response of Nigerians over the tragedies of the past week has shown clearly that Nigerians can share the pains of one another, support and encourage one another in time of need.”
The events, President Obasanjo stated, should teach us that “we human beings are nothing, except, what God makes us to be. We are as good, as able or as strong as He makes us to be. We must not forget that God is great and He shows this in all things.”
The President then thanked the two delegations for the. Earlier, the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris who addressed the President on behalf of other Emirs led by the Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero, said the whole nation was mourning with the President on his personal loss and the death of air crash victims.
The Kano State deputy governor, Engineer Magaji Abdullahi who led the delegation from Kano said, “the First Lady distinguished herself in the care of women and children and she will be missed in the whole of Africa.”