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<p dir="ltr">President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday mourned the demise of Dr Paul Unongo, saying that the country lost an elder statesman.</p><div class="dojm2GVp" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p dir="ltr">The president made the pronouncement in a condolence message issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja.</p><div class="GZpxp7J0" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p dir="ltr">former Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum and former Minister of Steel Development in the Second Republic, Unongo held several political positions and was involved in Constitutional conferences<a href="https://dailynews24.ng/">.</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Until his death, late Unongo was Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">In a tribute, Buhari acknowledged the close relationship he had with the deceased, stating that “in all the positions he held as a politician and public officer, he displayed a high level of decorum.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">“He was a colossus in public life, very articulate and witty. He served his community and the nation well.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">“My deepest condolences to the bereaved family and the government and people of Benue,’’ Shehu quoted the president as saying<a href="https://google.com/">.</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Unongo, who hailed from Jato Aka in the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue, died in Jos on Tuesday at the age of 87 years.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">He aspired to govern Benue in 1983, but lost to Mr Aper Aku also of blessed memory.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">In 2017, Unongo succeeded late Alhaji Maitama Sule as the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum. (NAN)</p>
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