By JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU, Calabar
President Goodluck Jonathan, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State, amongst others yesterday paid the last tribute to elder statesman Ambassador Matthew Tawo Mbu as his body was being committed to the mother earth.
President Jonathan described the late ambassador as one of the foremost political icons to have emerged from what is today known as the south-south geo-political zone.
In a condolence addressed to Senator Matthew Mbu, one of the children of the late nationalist, President Jonathan who was represented by Governor Imoke at the funeral mass at the Okundi Lodge country home, Boki Local Government Area, said the deceased was an unwavering fighter for growth, development, equity and justice across the nation.
He noted that in every high profile position that Mbu served his fatherland, even as a very young man in high office, he brought the same characteristic level of uncompromising diligence and commitment to excellence to bear on the discharge of his duties, adding that in his later years, he devoted his time and resources to driving the cause of the nations peace and stability.
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