Presidency, Goodluck Jonathan pays tribute to Yar’adua after 10 years

The presidency and former president Goodluck Jonathan have paid tribute to late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua at exactly 10 years after his death.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Jonathan who took over from Yar’Adua in 2007, said, “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.

“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.”

The presidency through Bashir Ahmed wrote:
“Time flies really so fast, exactly ten years without former President, late Alhaji Umar Musa Yar’adua, who died on May 5th, 2010. It was a devastating night. May Jannah al-Firdaus be his final abode. Allah ya jikan sa, ya gafarta masa.”
Yar’Adua, the 13th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, died on May 5, 2010. He served as governor of Katsina State from 29 May 1999 to 28 May 2007 before being declared the winner of the controversial Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.

He passed on at the Aso Rock presidential villa after his arrival from Saudi Arabia where he went for medical treatment for Pericarditis

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