President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned with the family, friends and government of Oyo State on the passing away of the renowned author, playwright and literary icon, Professor Akinwumi Ishola.
According to him, the literary world will surely miss the cultural activist whose steadfastness and dedication to the promotion of the native language as a means of sustaining the culture and tradition of Africans is worth emulating.
The President, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, also noted that the love of the departed academic for the Yoruba language was never in doubt as he exhibited this through all his published works and speeches even as a student and throughout his academic life.
He called on other academics to follow the sterling qualities of the National Merit Award Winner and Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters who was more focused on the development and transformation of minds as opposed to material gains.
The President prayed that Almighty God will grant the soul of Professor Ishola eternal rest.