Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has described
former Minister of Education, Prof Jubril Muhammad Aminu as an epitome of
knowledge who made positive impacts in medicine, education, foreign policy,
politics and oil industry, all sectors where he served Nigeria at different
times.
Marwa in a statement on Friday 6th June 2025 said the
death of Aminu on Thursday 5th June “is a monumental loss that leaves a
multitude of people grief-stricken in Nigeria and outside the shores of this
country. Even at 85, we would have loved to see him live much longer, for many
more years, so that Nigeria can continue to benefit from his depth of knowledge
and wealth of experience that cuts across critical sectors of human
development.”
He said the outpour of tributes in the past 24 hours
is an indication of Prof Aminu’s far-reaching influence and impact across
various spheres of life, all of which further exacerbated the sense of loss for
Nigerians.
“Yet, in our state of bereavement, we cannot but
celebrate the life and times of an extraordinary man, an epitome of knowledge
who, until he passed on, was and is still one of Nigeria’s finest examples in
medicine and academics, where he made lasting impacts”, Marwa added.
The NDLEA boss said apart from coming from the same
state with the late Senator who once represented Adamawa Central in the
National Assembly, he has good memories of the various times and stages their
paths crossed in the service of the nation.
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