Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Thursday joined former heads of state, governors and other prominent leaders to pay glowing tributes to the former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, as he clocked 60 years.

The commemorative symposium was held in Abuja with the theme "Renewing the Pan-African Ideal for the Changing Times: The Policy and Leadership Challenges and Opportunities."

Represented at the event by his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, President Tinubu charged African leaders to stop clinging to their old habit of depending on foreign plans, saying the continent is in dire need of leaders who wield policy as a surgical blade instead of a slogan.

He lamented what he described as the "tragedy of our...