FG Mourns Death Of Victor Olaiya, Says His Demise A shock

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has mourned the death of the late music icon,Victor Olaiya.

Mohammed in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi said despite his age, Olaiya’s death came as a shock to him.

He described Olaiya, as a legend whose music signposted a great epoch in the history of Nigeria.

The minister added that the death of Olaiya was a great loss to the Creative Industry.

”Sir Victor Olaiya was not just a musician, but a great patriot, hence it was not a surprise that he played officially when the country became independent in 1960 and when it became a republic in 1963.

”The doyen of highlife music charted a path for many generations of Nigerian musicians, and this great role was not lost on him when he did a ‘collabo’ with 2Face Idibia that was received with much acclaim. It was a symbolic handover of the torch of excellence to the new generation of Nigerian musicians,” the minister said.