SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE BELT LEADERS FORUM MOURNS C.O ADEBAYO
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum received with deep sense of loss the death of Chief Cornelius Adebayo who was one of the founders and a great pillar of the Organisation.
A Senator, former Governor of old Kwara State and a former Minister of Communications, Chief Adebayo was also a Leader of Afenifere, NADECO, the Middle Belt Forum and the umbrella Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum.
In these and other theatres of life, C.O, as he was fondly called, served with the highest level of commitment to justice, equity and a true federal Nigerian state for the unity, development and progress of her diverse peoples and nationalities.
In particular he would be remembered for his principled leadership of the people of Kogi and Kwara and uncompromising commitment to the unity of the people of the North Central and the Middle Belt as a formidable bloc to drive their socio-political interests in Nigeria.
The SMBLF commiserates and extends our condolences to members of his immediate family, the people of Kwara and Kogi states, the Middle Belt for the loss of this great son of Nigeria.
Signed:
1. Afenifere -HRM Oba Oladipo Olaitan
2. Middle Belt Forum -Dr. Bitrus Pogu
3. Ohanaeze Ndigbo World-Wide -Senator John Azuta-Mbata
4. PANDEF…Amb. Godknows Igali.
