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| Queen Worlu Dies |
President Buhari Condoles With Bereaved
Family Members Of Late Queen Worlu
President Muhammadu Buhari has
commiserated with the family, government and people of Edo State over the
demise of Ambassador Queen Worlu, Nigerian Ambassador to
the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
Worlu died at her duty post on Monday, July 9.
In a statement by his senior special assistant on media and
publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday.
President Buhari said “The order for the immediate evacuation of her body by the
President has been effected by the Nigerian Air Force,’’ the
statement said.
The statement quoted the president as describing the loss of
the career diplomat he appointed ambassador in 2017 after 30 years of foreign
service as a painful loss to the nation. President Buhari said:
“Ambassador Worlu was a talented career
officer who gave her best to the Nation. She was an admirable diplomat who was
associated with the good relationship that exists between Nigeria and all the
counties of her posting. “We pray to God to give her
family the fortitude to bear this sad loss.”
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