Tinubu sends delegation to honour late activist, Jesse Jackson

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dispatched a five-member delegation to correspond Nigeria astatine the last burial rites of American civilian rights icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson.

Jackson, a renowned activistic and erstwhile U.S. statesmanlike candidate, passed distant connected February 17, 2026, astatine the property of 84 successful Chicago.

Leading the Nigerian delegation is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.

Other members see the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; the Special Presidential Envoy for Global and Pan-African Affairs, Brian Browne; and the Senior Special Assistant connected Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaye.

According to a connection issued connected Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser connected Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the delegation volition formally present President Tinubu’s connection of condolences to the Jackson fam...