Memories of Late President Yar’Adua

Late Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

As Nigeria remembers Late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, President Goodluck Jonathan has eulogized him for his unmatched leadership virtues.

In a statement endorsed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ima Niboro, President Jonathan praise Late Yar’adua’s good governance attributes.

Similarly a senior lecturer at the department of Mass Communication, University of Maiduguri, Mallam Musa Usman said, “… We remember late President Umaru Yar’Adua. It’s already a year since he departed. But he remains on our mind. His gait showed the will to serve. His eyes showed genuine concern for Nigeria. Yet ill-health deprived us of the service of this gentleman.”

Mallam Usman who commented on facebook, prayed for the departed soul of the Late President to repose in perfect peace.

He served as the executive Governor of Katsina State from May 29, 1999 to May 2007 before he was sworn in as the 13th Nigeria’s Head of State on the May 29, 2007. 

It could be recalled that in 2009, Yar'Adua left for Saudi Arabia to receive treatment for pericarditis, returned to Nigeria in 2010, and died on May 5.