A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDPA), Chief Olabode George, has mourned the passing of the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, saying his death is a lesson to all power mongers.
In a statement issued in Lagos, Bode George said that Buhari, who reportedly died in a London clinic on Sunday, has run and concluded his race as a mortal.
George, a former Military Governor of old Ondo State, described Buhari’s death as a ‘leveller’, urging all politicians to be sober.
He said: “Obviously, death has a humbling power. It eliminates advantages and disadvantages. The moment it strikes, you will realise that all men and women are the same, irrespective of social status, wealth, fame, power, religion and connections.
“Everybody will end up in six feet. We are all mortals. The lesson of his death is for everybody to be sober, whether you are in power or not, rich or poor. Death does not give a notice.
“It is also wrong for anybody to mock somebody’s death. It is un-African. God does not like that because judgment belongs to Him alone.
“As my former boss, I see his death as a lesson to everybody. Life is transient and the power you wield today is temporary. The only permanent power belongs to God Almighty,” he said.