The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the death of Dr. Ore Falomo as a big loss to Nigeria, the medical profession and the progressives.
Ore Falomo was the physician to the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief Moshood Abiola.
Falomo died Saturday morning in Lagos.
He was said to be ill before his death.
In a statement by his media office, Tinubu said although Falomo was not a politician, he identified with them, particularly during the June 12 struggle in the country.
The June 12 struggle marked efforts to ensure the de-annulment of the election won by Abiola.
The statement reads: “I knew Dr Ore Falomo very well as a physician and an activist. Though he was late Bashorun MKO’s Personal physician, he was part of the struggle for the revalidation of June 12.
“He was no politician but he identified with us. He identified with our agitation for a better and progressive Nigeria. He was one of us. He participated in Abiola’s political struggles and also felt in his pains. He was one of those who saw Abiola last, some two weeks to his eventual death.
“His death is a loss to the country, to the medical profession and to the progressives family. But we must thank God that he lived to a rather advanced age and that he left behind good deeds and good children to continue to live after him.
“Dr Falomo lived and practised in Lagos where his clinic is located, he would be deeply missed by all those who came in contact with him because of his good nature. I commiserate with his family, relations, friends and associates. I mourn with the medical confraternity. I mourn with Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dapo Abiodun and the government and people of Lagos and Ogun states.
“May his soul rest in the bosom of the Lord. May God grant his family the courage to live through his passing and the strength to continue with his good deeds.”
