Oliver Tribute: Selaedin Maksut and Madina Ouedraogo

Council on American-Islamic Relations, New Jersey chapter (CAIR-NJ) executive director Selaedin Maksut released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver:

“I extend my deepest condolences to the Lieutenant Governor’s loved ones and to the Murphy administration. I wish them peace during their grieving period.”

CAIR-NJ government affairs manager Madina Ouedraogo released the following statement:

“I offer my sincere condolences to the late Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey Sheila Y. Oliver’s family, friends, and the entire Murphy Administration.

The Lieutenant Governor’s legacy and impact as the first Black woman to be Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and the second Black woman to lead any state legislature will live on.”