Tinubu Mourns Iconic Actor, Playwright, Jimi Solanke

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

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

President Tinubu, in a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, mourned the literary and cultural virtuoso and described him as one of the finest of Nigeria’s creative artists.

The President condoled with the Solanke family and all those who mourn the painful loss while praying for the peaceful repose of the beloved departed.