President Bola Tinubu has received with heavy heart the news of the demise of Nigeria’s renowned actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet, and playwright, Mr. Jimi Solanke, who died on Monday.
The President, in a release issued by his Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, mourned the literary and cultural virtuoso and described him as one of the finest of Nigeria’s creative artists and bastion of our cherished mores and cultural heritage.
President Tinubu condoled with the Solanke family and all those who mourn this painful loss while praying for the peaceful repose of the beloved departed.
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
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