President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his deepest condolences to family, friends and fans of Chris Mba, one of the icons of Nigerian pop music, whose works brought excitement to many households and his admirers in social and corporate functions.
Mba died on Wednesday, at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
In paying tribute to the “gifted voice”, Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, through a statement on Friday said, President Buhari recognised the contributions of the artiste to the growth of the Nigerian music and entertainment industry, a feat recognised and celebrated by his colleagues in the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) and Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN).