Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, others mourn Kofi Annan’s death

Nigerian celebrities have expressed their shock and sadness at the death of former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, which occurred on Saturday at the age of 80.

Kofi Annan died in Bern, Switzerland after a short illness. It was reported that he had his wife, Nane, and their three children Ama, Kojo and Nina, by his side.

Annan’s foundation issued a statement on his Twitter account on Saturday morning that described him as a “global statesman and deeply committed internationalist who fought throughout his life for a fairer and more peaceful world”.

The statement added that Annan, who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as UN scribe, was a “son of Ghana and felt a special responsibility towards Africa”.

Tiwa Savage, Don Jazzy, Kemi Adetiba and several others have taken to Instagram to share their condolences, with many of them describing Kofi as a legend.

We losing too many Legends💔… RIPP SIR 🙏🏼

A post shared by Tiwa Savage (@tiwasavage) on Aug 18, 2018 at 5:42am PDT

RIP 🙏🏿

A post shared by Donjazzy (@donjazzy) on Aug 18, 2018 at 7:03am PDT

The dream still stands. The vision intact. So rest well, Mighty One 🙏

A post shared by Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) on Aug 18, 2018 at 4:41am PDT

😭😱😭😱😭 Noooooo wake him up!!!! We need KOFI! The continent needs KOFI. 💔💔💔 The wicked ones and criminals won’t die. 😩🤬🤯 I’m sooo upset! Dear God why KOFI with his 80 years of impact 😩! #TrueAfricanLegend 🇬🇭 #Repost @bbcnews ・・・ Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, has died aged 80, international diplomats say. Tap the link in our bio 👆 to find out more about Annan who was the first black African to take up the role of the world’s top diplomat, serving two terms from 1997 to 2006. #kofiannan #unitednations #nobelpeaceprize #rip #bbcnews

A post shared by OLUCHI (@oluchi1) on Aug 18, 2018 at 3:19am PDT

Kofi Anan. A true African Star that lightened the World stage.

A post shared by Nathaniel Bassey (@nathanielblow) on Aug 18, 2018 at 12:08pm PDT

Saddened by the loss of Kofi Annan )former Secretary General).May his soul Rest In Peace.

A post shared by Stephanie okereke💎 (@stephanielinus) on Aug 18, 2018 at 10:47pm PDT

Everybody do the #KOFFIANNAN ❤❤❤ .. – We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better – #KA . . Rest well papa #RIP #Yemialade

A post shared by #YemiAlade (@yemialade) on Aug 18, 2018 at 3:02pm PDT

RIP Sir.

A post shared by wale ojo (@realwaleojo) on Aug 18, 2018 at 9:32pm PDT

“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” • • • R.I.P Sir Kofi Annan (You were a source of blessing) #kofiannan #africanpride #ceec #teamceec

A post shared by Cynthia Nwadiora (Cee-C) (@ceec_official) on Aug 18, 2018 at 1:52pm PDT