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Tinubu mourns Namibia’s President Geingob

President Bola Tinubu has extended deep condolences to the government and people of Namibia over the passing of His Excellency, President Hage Geingob.

“Tinubu mourns the painful loss of this veteran in the struggle for democracy; proponent of good governance, and advocate of economic, social, and political solidarity among African peoples.

“The President notes that this tragedy comes at a time when Africa needs more visionary leaders who believe in the common destiny of the continent, and who can strengthen bonds across borders and spread the tendrils of cooperation across all fields of human endeavour.

“As Namibia mourns, President Tinubu assures the Republic that his thoughts and prayers, and indeed those of Nigerians, are with them,” the Presidency stated on Sunday.

Namibia’s President succumbs to cancer, dies at 82

Namibia’s President Geingob died on Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek at the age of 82.

Geingob was receiving treatment for cancer before his death.

Geingob had as of 2013 undergone brain surgery, and in 2023 underwent an aortic operation in South Africa, adding that until his passing, he received treatment at Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek.

Geingob, born in a village in northern Namibia in 1941, was first elected president in 2014 and became Namibia’s longest serving prime minister and third president.

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