Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tam David-West is dead. He died at the age of 83.

For those who don’t know, Tam David-West served as Minister of Petroleum and Energy under Buhari’s military regime. He was also the Minister of Mines, Power and Steel under Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (Retd.).

He was equally a Commissioner of Education in the old Rivers State.

However, President Muhammadu Buhari has bemoaned the demise of the man he described as “a consultant virologist of national and international standing”.

In a statement by the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu said;

“He commiserates with the David-West family, the people of Buguma, Kalabari Kingdom of Rivers State, the academia, and all those who loved “the forthright Tam David-West.”

“President Buhari prays that God will rest the soul of the committed nationalist, urging all those who believe in the ideals he espoused to approximate same, for the betterment of Nigeria, and humanity.”