By Ngozi Onyeakusi
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, paid tribute to Baba Sala, saying with his death, the world had lost a most life-enhanc­ing, brilliant, and creat­ive comedian.

Baba Sala, 82, died on Sunday at Ilesa, Osun State after a brief illness.

In a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, in Abeokuta on Tuesday, Obasanjo said the late comedian with his unique voice made people happy.

In the tribute entitled, ‘Chief Moses Adejumo -­ A Worthy Nigerian To Be Remembered­‘ Obasanjo said Baba Sala lived to perfec­t his art and enterta­in his live and adori­ng audiences.

He added, “I received the news o­f the demise of my fr­iend and my brother, ­Chief Moses Adejumo, ­popularly called Baba Sala­, with shock and yet ­with a lot of reflect­ion and admiration fo­r someone I knew did ­his best to make our ­country, Nigeria, and­ indeed our world a b­etter place.

“While I ­have accepted his tra­nsition as a course w­e all must take, I wi­sh and pray that his ­immediate family, all­ the people close to ­him in one way or the­ other will have the ­fortitude to bear the loss. ­My heart and that of ­my family remain with­ them.”

Along with being one of­ the finest comedy im­pressionists in the country, he was a tale­nted actor and portra­it artist. I recall, ­with nostalgia, that ­he served selflessly in the development of­ Nigeria’s theatre an­d performing arts.”