Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has remembered Former President Musa Yar’Adua, today 5th of May on the 10 years anniversary of his death, OYOGist.com reports.
The Bayelsa leader extolled the good virtues of his former boss in a touching Facebook post and called him a leader like no other on Tuesday.
President Musa Yar’Adua died at the age of 58 while in office as Nigeria’s president on the 5th of May 2010. Goodluck Jonathan was his Vice President.
Read what Goodluck Jonathan wrote about Yar’Adua on his 10 years remembrance below:
“It has been a decade since His Excellency President Umar Musa Yar’Adua was snatched by the cold hands of death. On this day, every year, his image fills our consciousness as a mark of his selflessness, typical modesty and exceptional flair.
“He was a President like no other who lived and died for the sake of his country. He stood on the side of the people, toiling day and night to make their lives better.
“President Yar’Adua built strong bridges of hope, love and understanding for which he became a force for national unity and positive change across our blessed land.
“In many ways he stood out. He had an accommodating spirit and enormous goodwill that secreted a web around our national fault lines to strengthen the bond; thus leaving for his successors the task of reinforcing the band.
“President Yar’Adua no doubt left enduring legacies in his wholehearted devotion to the ideals of democracy, respect for peoples’ rights, freedoms and reason for living as well as commitment to the rule of law and laws of equity and justice.
“I will continue to remember President Yar’Adua as a colleague and boss who became my brother and friend.
GEJ”
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