FEC holds special session for Mandela
Council members eulogised the late South African president.
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday devoted the first session of its meeting to a tribute to former South African President, Nelson Mandela.
Mr. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95.
The Vice President, Namadi Sambo, who presided over the FEC meeting, invited ministers and other presidential aides at the beginning of the session to individually recount the virtues of Mandela.
One after the other, about 20 council members participated in the session which lasted for 45 minutes.
In his tribute, Mr. Sambo said South Africa, and indeed the continent, had lost its greatest son who dedicated his entire life to the service of humanity.
He said Mr. Mandela was a great visionary, philanthropist and politician and anti-apartheid crusader whose entire life was devoted to the struggle for the equality among all races and nations.
“He spearheaded the struggle for an end to apartheid in South Africa, a struggle he paid for,” Mr. Sambo said.
The vice president stressed that Mr. Mandela was in prison and ex-communicated from the rest of the world for 27 years.
He added that in all these time, Mr. Mandela never wavered in his fight against racial discrimination which he believed in and for which he was ready to lay down his life.
“At the end of apartheid, Mandela left no one in doubt that his struggle was for mankind and all races. He never looked back to the dark days of apartheid struggle.
“As the first black President of South Africa where he presided over a post apartheid regime, he made national reconciliation the primary task of his administration.”
Mr. Sambo said Mr. Mandela lived a life of exemplary leadership worthy of emulation.
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday devoted the first session of its meeting to a tribute to former South African President, Nelson Mandela.
Mr. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95.
The Vice President, Namadi Sambo, who presided over the FEC meeting, invited ministers and other presidential aides at the beginning of the session to individually recount the virtues of Mandela.
One after the other, about 20 council members participated in the session which lasted for 45 minutes.
In his tribute, Mr. Sambo said South Africa, and indeed the continent, had lost its greatest son who dedicated his entire life to the service of humanity.
He said Mr. Mandela was a great visionary, philanthropist and politician and anti-apartheid crusader whose entire life was devoted to the struggle for the equality among all races and nations.
“He spearheaded the struggle for an end to apartheid in South Africa, a struggle he paid for,” Mr. Sambo said.
The vice president stressed that Mr. Mandela was in prison and ex-communicated from the rest of the world for 27 years.
He added that in all these time, Mr. Mandela never wavered in his fight against racial discrimination which he believed in and for which he was ready to lay down his life.
“At the end of apartheid, Mandela left no one in doubt that his struggle was for mankind and all races. He never looked back to the dark days of apartheid struggle.
“As the first black President of South Africa where he presided over a post apartheid regime, he made national reconciliation the primary task of his administration.”
Mr. Sambo said Mr. Mandela lived a life of exemplary leadership worthy of emulation.
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