Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described his Boss, Late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua as a ‘President like no other’.
Jonathan who is then the Vice President, remembering his boss, Yar’Adua who died on 5th May, 2010, described the late President as a ‘leader who died for the sake of his country’.
It should be recall that President Umar Musa Yar’Adua was declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007. He was pronounced death, on 5th May, 2010.
Remembering his Boss, President Jonathan, who succeeded him after his departure, said Yar’Adua built bridges of hope across the country, which he became a force for national unity and positive change across Nigeria.
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.
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) May 5, 2020
Below is the series of tweets written by President Jonathan…
“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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You are right my humble president GEJ,Yar’adua was a good leader that needs to be remembered for his commitment of peace, equity and unity of the country.