Date: 2012-02-08

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the families of Late Professor Sam Aluko and late Mathew Mbu who died on Monday at a London Hospital. The Governor also commiserated with governments and good people of Ekiti and Cross-River States on the demise of these illustrious sons.
 
Governor Ahmed in a condolence message to the family of Prof. Aluko described his death as shocking not only to the family, but the entire country.
 
Ahmed described Prof. Aluko as a unique economist who distinguished himself as chairman of the National Economic Intelligence Committee under late Gen. Abacha. "His scholarly works on economics will remain reference points for many years to come", Ahmed said.
 
Governor Ahmed also described the late Mathew Mbu as a core nationalist, a great leader and a true diplomat whose contributions to the development of the country during his life time cannot be quantified.

Prof. Aluko, according to the governor, will be remembered, among others, for his Keynesian economic theory which advocates a mixed economy with a predominant private sector with significant role by government and public sectors.
  
According to him, "his death is indeed a monumental loss to the nation at this critical period of our political and economic reawakening".

The governor prayed God to grant the two erudite scholars eternal rest and their families the fortitude to bear the loss.
 
Meanwhile, the State government has assured the Nation that the on-going Kwara International Diagnostic Centre when operational would be of great assistance to handle referral medical cases and also alert individuals to incipient illnesses.
 
The governor promised that the Centre is fully equipped with State-of-the-art equipment that could detect and treat any symptom on health related matters for which some Nigerians travel abroad.

Similarly, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has congratulated Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) on his re-election as the governor of Adamawa State.
 
"This victory", Alhaji Ahmed said, "is  well deserved and an endorsement of not just the noble and wonderful achievements of Gov. Nyako, but also of the People Democratic Party, PDP, as the party that can be trusted". PDP, according to Gov. Ahmed, remains the party of the moment.

08/02/2012