President Buhari who spoke in Ilorin, Kwara State during the fidau for the repose of the soul of Mustapha Akanbi who died last Sunday at the age of 85, said the incorruptible jurist laid the foundation of a critical pillar of nation’s nascent anti-graft institutional framework.
The President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, eulogised the virtues of the late pioneer chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Justice Mustapha Akanbi.
Buhari spoke through the Attorney General of the federation and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami who led federal government delegation to the event.
“So many years after completion of his tenure of office, he remained a strong and persuasive moral voice in articulation and implementation of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agenda.
“The legacy Justice Akanbi has left behind for Nigeria in general and for the legal profession in particular is one that will continue to inspire us all for years to come. It is indeed by appreciating those attributes that we are consoled at his departure at this time, at the blessed age of 85 years. Throughout his impressive career on the Bench, which culminated in his ultimate elevation to the position of the President of the Court of Appeal, he displayed an uncommon sense of integrity, diligence and capacity for team work,” he stated.
Buhari, who said that the country would forever be grateful to the late Justice Akanbi for his positive contributions, added that he would be remembered in noble terms and that Nigeria would continue to be inspired by his ideals and values.
“He played his part fully as a responsible family man, a strong voice for religious values, a crusader for humanitarian causes and a pillar of support to his immediate and extended communities. It is particularly gratifying to note that these personal values and norms as well as his commitment to high human ideals will continue to be promoted by the various Foundations, which he either founded or was affiliated to, such as the Mustapha Akanbi Foundation, Maasalam Islamic Foundation and the Mustapha Akanbi Library and Resource Centre, among others,” he added.
In a brief sermon, the Grand Mukadam of Ilorin, Sheikh Sulaiman Dan Borno, enjoined all to emulate the exemplary conducts of the late Akanbi, saying that his abhorrence of hypocrisy made him to be feared by many people.
The cleric, who described his death as fall of one of pillars of the Ilorin emirates, said that the late judicial icon was not in habit of concealing truth.
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