Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed condolences to the family of Zimbabwe\u2019s ex-President, Robert Mugabe, who died on Friday aged 95.<\/p>\n
He noted that Mugabe did not just give his people freedom, he also gave them education, thereby making Zimbabwe a country with \u201cthe highest adult literacy rate in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n
Atiku on Friday expressed his sympathy to the bereaved family and nation via his verified Twitter handle @atiku.<\/p>\n
He had tweeted: \u201cRobert Mugabe was a hero of the African liberation struggle. No man is perfect and he had his flaws, but nobody can take this fact away from him: That he loved his country and its people, and took practical and patriotic steps to improve their well being.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Mugabe gave Zimbabwe freedom, which in itself is commendable. Yet, he gave them something greater than freedom. He gave them education.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis razor-like focus on investing in education resulted in Zimbabwe having the highest adult literacy rate in Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne can even say he emancipated the minds of Zimbabweans. Other African leaders can learn from him in this regard.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs he passes away aged 95, Robert Mugabe lived a long life and cast an even longer shadow. His footsteps in the sands of times are indelible, even as they are very far reaching.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs African leaders, we have a lot to learn from his many successes, and even more to learn from his inevitable mistakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy condolences to the government and people of Zimbabwe. My heartfelt sympathies to his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed condolences to the family of Zimbabwe\u2019s ex-President, Robert Mugabe, who died on Friday aged 95. He noted that Mugabe did not just give his people freedom, he also gave them education, thereby making Zimbabwe a country with \u201cthe highest adult literacy rate in Africa.\u201d Atiku on Friday expressed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":1721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[62,802,30],"class_list":{"0":"post-13311","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-policy","9":"tag-education-in-zimbawe","10":"tag-nigeria-zimbabwe-relations","11":"tag-robert-mugabe"},"yoast_head":"\n