Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid a glowing tribute to his former boss, late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who died 12 years ago on May 5, 2010.
Jonathan described his former boss as a great patriot, a selfless leader whose demise was a great loss to Nigeria.
According to Jonathan who likened Yar’ Adua to a good athlete who ran with passion, kept the faith, and finished the race while the country can boast today that he won laurels for us in terms of peace and other worthy causes that he successfully pursued.
“Twelve years ago, our nation lost a patriot, a selfless leader, and a peacemaker who governed with sincerity and passion for the people. President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua is no longer with us today, but his strides in public life continue to testify for him and keep his memory alive, he said.
Yar’Adua was a soldier of truth, committed to justice, equity, and other democratic virtues. He was a servant leader and a good man; the type that is hard to find, Jonathan said.
“President Yar’Adua, we remember you today and will continue to remember the good works that you did in our nation. Yours is a story of patriotism, a life well-lived in the service to the people and humanity” he wrote.
