PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS ICONIC ACTOR AND PLAYWRIGHT, JIMI SOLANKE

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of famous actor and multi talented literally guru, Jimi Solanke.

This was contained in a press statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale

“It is with a heavy heart that President Bola Tinubu receives the news of the passing of Nigeria’s creative icon, Mr. Jimi Solanke, who died on Monday.

“Baba Solanke was an actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet, and playwright.

“President Tinubu mourns the literary and cultural virtuoso and describes him as one of the finest of Nigeria’s creative artists and bastion of our cherished mores and cultural heritage.

“The President condoles with the Solanke family and all those who mourn this painful loss while praying for the peaceful repose of the beloved departed,” the statement reads.