Tinubu mourns former Labour Leader Ciroma
President Bola Tinubu has condoled the family of late Comrade Ali Ciroma over the passing of the elder statesman.
The Nation reports that Chiroma died on Tuesday night at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno State after a brief illness.
He was 91.
In a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President sympathised with the Chiroma family, the Organised Labour community and everyone impacted by this painful loss.
“President Tinubu affirms that Comrade Chiroma stood up for the independence of the NLC and doggedly defended the downtrodden when it mattered the most.
“The President prays to Almighty Allah to grant repose to the soul of the departed while assuring the family of the elder statesman of his thoughts and prayers in this moment of grief,” the statement partly reads.
