Top Nigerian politicians have paid tributes to the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, following his passing on Sunday.

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, in a statement, yesterday, described death as a leveller. According to him, death eliminates all advantages and disadvantages, making everyone equal regardless of social status, wealth, or power.

“Obviously, death has a humbling power. It eliminates advantages and disadvantages. The moment it strikes, you will realise that all men and women are the same, irrespective of social status, wealth, fame, power, religion and connections. Everybody will end up in six feet. We are all mortals”.

He urged Nigerians to be sober in the face of Buhari’s passing, noting that life is transient and the power wielded today is temporary.

FORMER presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, also expressed sadness over Buhari’s death.

In a statement yesterday, the business mogul described the former President “as a patriot and advocate of transparency and modesty in public office.”

He said: “I encountered him personally at the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), when my company, Set and Sell Communication, was responsible for the production of the Fund’s monthly Newspaper, PTF News, between 1997 and 1998.

“Even though we shared divergent political views and platforms on most occasions, the General did send his commendation through trusted relations on positions I held, which he considered patriotic despite our different platforms.”

SIMILARY, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, described the death as a profound national loss and the end of an era in Nigeria’s political and moral history.

In a tribute, yesterday Fagbemi hailed Buhari as a man of “austere values, gentle strength, unyielding integrity, and a life defined by principled service.”

He said the late President would be remembered for his unwavering dedication to God and country.