Buhari, Tinubu mourn Nwosu, APC National Welfare Officer

The National Welfare Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Friday Nwosu, has died.

Mr Nwosu, chieftain of the ruling party from Abia State, was age 63 at the time of his death.

According to reports, he died at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja on Thursday after a brief illness. Mr Nwosu was elected into APC NWC in May 2022.

“Words are not enough to describe the monumental loss brought by the passing of the Party’s National Welfare Secretary, Sir Friday Nwanozie Nwosu on the APC family. May his soul Rest In Peace,” the ruling party said in a tweet on Friday.

Buhari, Tinubu mourn

President Muhammadu Buhari and President-elect, Bola Tinubu have also expressed shock over the death of Mr Nwosu.

Mr Buhari, in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Friday, said the death of the APC official has left a big vacuum in the party.

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He praised Mr Nwosu for his “wisdom and…