Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described late Queen Elizabeth 11 as a great woman, stating that his relationship with the Queen was perfect.
Newsonline reports that Obasanjo said the death of the late Queen of Britain and head of the Commonwealth was a great loss.
Obasanjo who stated this in an interview with News Central TV at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Penthouse residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital, said he has tremendous respect for the late Elizabeth 11.
In a statement by spokesman Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo recalled that he was about to leave secondary school when she first visited the country in 1956 when the longest-serving British monarch visited Nigeria.
The former president said he was fortunate to have hosted the Queen as Nigerian President during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Abuja in 2003.
A part of the statement read, “My relationship with the Queen was perfect. She was a great, great woman, who had shown great examples in human relationships.
“She carried herself so graciously, so dignified. She was somebody I have tremendous respect for.
“I join the rest of the world to mourn with her family, the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the rest of the world.
“I also mourn with Prince Charles, who promised to continue from where she had stopped. May her soul rest in peace.”
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