President Tinubu Mourns playwright Jimi Solanke

 

Solanke

 

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the news of the passing of Nigeria’s creative icon, Mr. Jimi Solanke, who died on Monday.

Presidential Spokesperson Chief Ajuri Ngelale said President Tinubu who described “Baba Solanke as an actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet, and playwright, literary and cultural virtuoso, was one of the finest of Nigeria’s creative artists and bastion of our cherished mores and cultural heritage.”

HeThe President condoles with the Solanke family and all those who mourn this painful loss while praying for the peaceful repose of the beloved departed.