By Kamil Opeyemi
President Bola Tinubu on Monday described as an icon of culture the late Pa Jimi Solanke who died on Sunday.
NPO Reported earlier that Solanke died in his Remo home after a protracted battle with illness.
Reacting to the death on Monday the president through a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ajuri Ngelale said he received the news of the death with shock.
“President Tinubu mourns the literary and cultural virtuoso and describes him as one of the finest of Nigeria’s creative artists and bastion of our cherished mores and cultural heritage.
“ The President condoles with the Solanke family and all those who mourn this painful loss while praying for the peaceful repose of the beloved departed.” The statement said