...President Goodluck Jonathan...

President Goodluck Jonathan has described the passing away of Nigeria’s Veteran Economist, Professor Samuel Aluko as a great national loss.

In a condolence letter, President Jonathan urged Professor Aluko’s family, friends, associates and admirers to be comforted by the knowledge that the renowned economist lived a life full of many indelible achievements and notable contributions to national development.

The President said that Professor Aluko would always be remembered as a visionary and a universally acclaimed pacesetter who delivered positive results in all the public assignments he undertook.

While describing Aluko as a veteran economist per excellence, Jonathan urged his family, friends, associates and admirers to be comforted by the knowledge that the renowned economist lived a life full of many indelible achievements and notable contributions to national development.

Nigeria will definitely remember the late Prof. Aluko as a man who gave the nation his best years and put her on the global map with his giant strides in the academia and in governance when he served as a leading adviser to various governments at state and federal levels, Jonathan noted. He prays that God Almighty will comfort Aluko's family and grant his soul eternal rest.