Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians to emulate the virtues of late Maitama Sule, in the collective effort to build a great Nigeria.
Osinbajo made the call on Thursday at the launch of a book titled: ”The Genius Orator” in honour of the deceased statesman, in Abuja.
Sule died on July 3 in Cairo, Egypt, at the age of 88.
The vice president said Nigeria was blessed to have the likes of Sule, who lived and served in it, adding that his memory would inspire greater greatness in the country.
According to him, the book will help to ensure that one of the most important libraries is preserved for all time.
The vice president commended the authors of the book for documenting the life and views of Sule in great details, saying that documenting history could never be overemphasized.
He described Sule as ”a great man”, who was an exceptionally gifted orator, and understood the power of rhetoric and persuasion.
Osinbajo said the deceased had good grip of drama and theatre and translated the exasperating twists and turns of the Nigerian socio-political drama into words of rebuke, exhortation, but ultimately of hope.
