President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the family of Amb. Isaac Sagay on the passing of their patriarch and former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana.
Late Sagay was also former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, with concurrent accreditation to the Holy See, The Vatican.
In a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday in Abuja, the president joined members of the Olare-Aja family of the Sagay clan in mourning their father, uncle and illustrious son.
The president noted that late Sagay had served the nation dutifully as a Foreign Service officer reaching the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as an ambassador.
He also noted that, in each of his ambassadorial roles, the late Ambassador was a dedicated and thoughtful diplomat.
Buhari observed that Sagay provided exemplary leadership as Head of Nigeria’s Mission of the Group of ECOWAS Consultants and Observers that diplomatically addressed the very contentious post-war presidential elections in Liberia and Sierra Leone respectively.
The president also affirmed that in his retirement from the Foreign Service, the diplomat remained relevant in national duties, serving as Delta State Commissioner at the Federal Character Commission and Pioneer Chairman of the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN).
He prayed to Almighty God to grant the soul of the departed eternal rest and comfort family, friends, associates as well as colleagues who would sorely miss him.
