*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extends his condolences to the family, the entertainment industry, the Imo State Government, and the numerous fans of late Onyeka Onwenu, a legendary singer, songwriter, actor and politician, fondly called the 鈥淓legant Stallion鈥�

Isola Moses | 绿帽献妻

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the family of late Onyeka Onwenu, a legendary singer, songwriter, actor and politician, otherwise known as the 鈥淓legant Stallion鈥�.

Tinubu conveyed his condolences in a statement Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, issued Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

绿帽献妻 reports Onwenu, aged 72, was said to have died night Tuesday, July 28, at Reddington Hospital, in Lagos, after collapsing at the birthday party of Chief Stella Okoli, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, where she had performed.

Ngelale noted: 鈥淧resident Tinubu mourns the passing of the Queen of Songs, whose edifying and mellifluous rendition of 鈥極ne Love鈥� in the 1990s evoked a fervour of fellowship and harmony.

鈥淭he President recalls the many artistic interventions of the late musical icon in promoting the public good, noting her classic collaboration with King Sunny Ade on 鈥榃ait for Me鈥�, a melodic campaign on family planning in the 1980s.鈥�

鈥淢s Onwenu lives on in her immortal masterpieces.鈥�

According to the Presidency, Tinubu celebrated the life of the versatile and extremely gifted artiste who devoted herself to a wide range of artistic endeavours and expressions, bringing joy and laughter to many.

He, therefore, extended his condolences to the entertainment industry, the Imo State Government, and the numerous fans of the departed star over this immeasurable loss.

The President prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased artiste, and that 鈥渟he finds a place yonder where the music never fades, and where there is 鈥楧ancing in the Sun.鈥� 鈥�