By Israel Joel
Northern Governors Forum has described the death of former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya as a great loss to the nation as well as the entire Northern region.
Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong said the death of Dr. Mailafiya is a sad development not only to his family but to the nation because of his enormous contributions to the socio-economic pursuits of Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement signed by Simon Macham Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau State and made available to newsmen in Jos.
Lalong described the late CBN Deputy Governor as a consummate financial expert and vibrant intellectual whose local and international reputation is highly acknowledged, having been sought and deployed for the benefit of Government and private entities around the world.
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While commiserating with the family, Lalong said the legacies of Dr. Mailafiya will continue to be celebrated as he showed a passion for development, emancipation, truth, justice, and equity in all his interventions at various platforms.
He said such aspirations for a better Nigeria and the upliftment of the downtrodden motivated him to vie for the office of the President in 2019 which afforded him the opportunity to espouse his vision for a better Nigeria.
Lalong extends the Forum’s sympathies to Governor Nasir el-Rufai, the Government, and the people of Kaduna State.
