TINUBU MOURNS NIGERIA’S FIRST FEMALE MAJOR-GENERAL, KALE
President Bola Tinubu on Friday described the death of Nigeria’s first female Major-General, Aderonke Kale, as a painful loss to the country.
Kale, also the Nigerian Army Medical Corps’ first female commander, died on Thursday at the age of 84.
Tinubu sympathzsed with the Kale family, the Nigerian Army, and the Nigerian medical practitioners’ society in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale on the passing away of one of their own.
Tinubu stated that as a pioneer in her field, the late Major General ” embodied the courage, professionalism, capacity, and resilience of the Nigerian woman”
The President prayed for the repose of the late officer’s soul and encouraged her bereaved family to find comfort in the unrivaled legacy she left behind.
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