This was disclosed in a press statement on Monday signed by Pate’s Senior Adviser on Media and External Relations, Tashikalmah Hallah.
The minister recalled the leadership role the late Shehu played in the fight to eradicate smallpox and wild polio virus in the country, an act he said the country will always remember.“Despite his advancing age, Prof Shehu was never tired of giving advice or travelling to engage on important issues of health. We have indeed lost today our elder medical statesman, a great scholar, and a fantastic human being, Emeritus Prof Shehu. May Allah grant his soul aljannah firdaus Amin.
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