Nujoma was a very well respected figure who led his country to gain Independence, leading the nation on the path towards democracy and stability.
He died on February 8, 2025, at the age of 95 at a hospital in Windhoek, where he had been isolated for weeks owing to an illness.
On Saturday during a state burial for the late Namibian leader held at Heroes’ Acre in Windhoek, Namibia, his Excellency President Tinubu addressed the people.
President Tinubu said "Nujoma’s demise is not an exit from space and time, but the wake of his immortality in the minds of Africans".
Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Nigerian leader, in the company of several African Heads of Government, joined President Nangolo Mbumba of Namibia at the state burial where he paid Nigeria’s last respect.
Tinubu celebrated the foremost African statesman, saying he was not just a national hero but a warrior who defied oppression and inspired an entire continent.
“Nigeria was not a by stander in the Namibian struggle. When the world turned its back, we stood. When your voice was drowned by the guns of apartheid, we spoke,” Tinubu said.
“We have not come to this sacred ground to bury a man. We have come to enshrine a legacy. We have come to salute a life that was lived not for itself, but for the people, for the land, for the ideals of freedom. For him, Africa stands still today.
“Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma was not just the founding father of a nation that needed a hero; he was a warrior in the age of chains. He looked into the face of oppression in the most
dangerous time to do so and declared that no African shall ever be a second-class citizen on his own soil.”
Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma remains in our heart forever.