Prof. Chinua Achebe
President Goodluck Jonathan Friday condoled the family of Prof. Chinua Achebe who died at the age of 82 in a US hospital. According to the president who said he received with immense sadness, news of the passing away of Achebe, Nigeria’s globally acclaimed writer,was a "scholar, tutor, cultural icon, nationalist and artist of the very first rank.
"President Jonathan joins Prof. Achebe’s family, his friends, colleagues, past and present students, admirers and all who have learnt indelible lessons of human existence from his award winning works of literature in mourning the legendary author," a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity said.
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