President Buhari mourns Brighter Grammar author, Phebean Ogundipe

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the author of the famous English textbook, Brighter Grammar, and co-author of Practical English, Phebean Ogundipe, who passed on at 92.

He extended his condolences to the deceased’s family, friends, the academia, former students of the educationist, and indeed all Nigerians, who drank from the fountain of knowledge of the erudite teacher.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president said Ogundipe’s life was defined by her passion for education and uncommon dedication to serve others, stressing that her legacy would live on.

Buhari affirmed that as a “gifted child who meritoriously earned a full scholarship for her secondary education, Ogundipe’s exceptional career as a civil servant in the Federal Ministry of Education, an English teacher in different schools, Deputy Chief Federal Adviser on Education and acting director in the Federal Ministry, among others, left an indelible mark in the nation’s education sector, particularly the teaching and learning of English language.”