Jonathan remembers Yar’Adua 12 years after death

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described his late boss, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as a selfless leader and peacemaker.

Jonathan said this in a personal tribute he wrote to Yar’Adua who died in office as Nigeria’s president on May 5, 2010.

He said the late Yar’Adua was a “soldier of truth, committed to justice, equity  and other democratic virtues.”

“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.

“Like a good athlete, he ran with passion, kept the faith and finished the race. Today we can look back and say, as President, he won laurels for us in terms of peace and other worthy causes he successfully pursued.

“He 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. He was my boss.

“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 service to the people and humanity,” he added.