President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said of Oman as “a great loss not only to his country, but also the entire humanity because of his record as a peace maker and tireless mediator for peace in the troubled Middle East.”
Reacting to the death of the longest reigning ruler in the Middle East on Sunday in Abuja, President Buhari said “the promotion of peace is one of the most important contributions we can make for humanity, and I am pleased that the late Sultan Qaboos dedicated his life to this worthy cause.”
Also Read: Police seize AIT camera, manhandle Benue journalists
President Buhari in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained that, “apart from his contributions to peace in the Middle East, the late Omani ruler had also transformed his once poor country into a modern state”.