President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned late Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Prof. Nimi Briggs.
In a Monday statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the president said that he shared the pain of loss with family, friends and associates of the 5th Vice Chancellor of University of Port-Harcourt, extending sympathy to the academia and Nigeria Medical Association (NMA).
A family statement confirmed that Briggs, who was an Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, died in the early hours of Easter Monday aged 79.
In his ocondolence message, President Buhari noted the historic contributions of the scholar to national development, particularly the educational sector, reaching the pinnacle of his career, with distinctions in service.
The President said he believed the Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Pro Chancellor of Federal University, Abakaliki, Bayelsa Medical University, Yenagoa and Chairman, Committee of Pro Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, lived for the good of the country and humanity, urging family and friends to immortalize his legacies.
The President prayed that the Almighty God would grant the soul of the departed a peaceful rest.
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