Condolences for the late Isa Funtua continued, on Thursday, with former military President, Ibrahim Babangida describing the late Funtua as a bridge-builder, a peacemaker and one who believed so much in the unity of Nigeria.
Babangida said Isa’s pan-Nigerian stance could be seen in the insistence that Nigerians must live to love themselves despite our different “tongues and tribes.”
Consequently, he said Funtua was known for carrying himself with uncommon patriotism and was always ready to reach out to people no matter their backgrounds and tribal inclinations.
He decried that the late Funtua was largely misunderstood but stood on his ground that the nation was better off as a united…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
