Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says the death of former Zambia President, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda has brought to an end the pioneers that led the struggles for decolonization of the African continent and those that received the instrument of Independence from the colonial masters.
Chief Obasanjo in a statement on the demise of the late African leader made available in Abeokuta said he was welcomed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the sad news of the death of the first President of the Republic of Zambia and the founding father of the African nation.
Chief Obasanjo in the tribute titled “Gone is the last of the Mohicans: Tribute To Kenneth Kaunda” urged all Africans and friends of Africa to take solace in the knowledge that the late President Kaunda has gone home to a well-deserved rest and to proudly take his place beside his brothers such as Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, and Nnamdi Azikiwe of Nigeria, among other late leaders.
The former Nigerian leaders described the late leaders as nationalists who made sacrifices in diverse ways.
Wale Oluokun
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