Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ), posted a touching tribute to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of his boss and former President of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
In his tribute, GEJ said late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua left enduring legacies for the democracy of Nigeria.
Yar’Adua was elected as Nigeria’s President in 2007 while GEJ was his deputy but Yar’Adua died in office exactly ten years ago and after his death, GEJ was sworn in as Nigeria’s President.
While paying tribute to his boss via a post on Facebook yesterday, GEJ said Yar’Adua was a President like no other.
He wrote: “It has been a decade since His Excellency President Umar Musa Yar’Adua was snatched by the cold hands of death.
“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 the 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.”
