The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed shock and deep sadness over the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 82, in a private hospital in London.
The APC described Buhari as an enigmatic leader, iconic elder-statesman, and exemplary patriot whose life of devoted resolve, resilience, discipline, and integrity would remain evergreen in the hearts and minds of current and future generations of Nigerians.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said this in a statement while reacting to the development, adding that Nigeria had lost an enigmatic leader and iconic elder-statesman.
Buhari died in a private hospital in London on Sunday.
Morka described Buhari as an exemplary patriot whose life of devoted resolve, resilience, discipline and integrity would remain evergreen in the hearts and minds of the current and future generations of Nigerians.
The APC’s spokesman said until his passing, Buhari led a simple but exceptional life of service to the nation.
“From his tenure as Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) to his service as a Military Head of State, and a two-term President, he has left behind a solid and awe-inspiring legacy of leadership and service.
“Against the backdrop of his record of military service, the departed former president was an unlikely democrat, but is one of the most influential contributors to the strengthening and consolidation of our democracy.
“Aside his stint with the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), he led the emergence of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) which later merged with other political parties to birth the APC in 2013.
“The late President Buhari made history when he became the first presidential contender to defeat an incumbent president in 2015 on the platform of APC,” Morka said.
He expressed condolences to the former president’s immediate family, President Bola Tinubu and the entire Federal Government.
He also expressed condolences to the government and people of Katsina State, and Nigerians over the irreparable loss, praying the Almighty Allah to grant his soul Aljannatul Firdaus.
