Femi Adesina, former Special Adviser on Media to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has disclosed that the late Nigerian leader was aware his time was coming to an end.
In an emotional tribute shared on Facebook on Thursday, Adesina recalled private conversations with Buhari, where the former president expressed his readiness for death.
“Buhari once told me: ‘I look forward to leaving. And when it’s time, I go to my grave,’” Adesina wrote.
According to him, Buhari faced mortality with the same calm and stoic demeanor that defined his leadership—unshaken, deliberate, and resolute.
“He knew his end was near but remained at peace, trusting completely in God and leaving behind a legacy of integrity and service,” Adesina added.
Buhari passed away earlier this week, with tributes pouring in from across Nigeria and beyond.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
