July 21, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of Ambassador Isaac Sagay, a former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana and Ambassador to Spain, with concurrent accreditation to the Holy See, The Vatican.
In a statement by Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Buhari said the deceased was a dedicated and thoughtful diplomat.
President Buhari joined members of the Olare-Aja family of Sagay clan in mourning their father, uncle, and illustrious son who “served the nation dutifully as a Foreign Service officer reaching the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as an ambassador.”
The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Ambassador Isaac Sagay on the passing of their patriarch and former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, and Ambassador to Spain, with concurrent accreditation to the Holy See, The Vatican.
“The President joins members of the Olare-Aja family of Sagay clan in mourning their father, uncle and illustrious son who served the nation dutifully as a Foreign Service officer reaching the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as an ambassador.
“In each of his ambassadorial roles, the President notes that Ambassador Sagay was a dedicated and thoughtful diplomat who 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 affirms 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).
“As Ambassador Sagay is interred on Friday, the President prays God almighty to grant the soul of the departed eternal rest and comfort family, friends, associates, as well as colleagues who will sorely miss him.”
