Former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has said that the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua would be remembered forever as a ‘gentleman president’ and as an ‘intellectual’.
Yar’Adua became the 13th president of Nigeria after assuming office on May 29, 2007. He died on May 5, 2010 at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa.
Mr Ibori tweeted on Monday night in honour of the late president.
He wrote: “President Umar Musa Yar’Adua; 10 years in mind: Mr President, We remember you today… as an agent of change.
“You constituted a government of national unity. You gave opposition a sense of belonging and the latitude to vent.
“You cherished the independence the constitution guaranteed the other Arms of Government. You were wholeheartedly committed to electoral reforms.
“You exhibited in the exercise of power the knowledge that it flows from the electorate and must not be used recklessly.
“You granted amnesty to the Militants in the Niger Delta region. You strengthened our hands to negotiate peace.
“We will forever remember you in the Niger Delta. Nigeria will forever remember you as a gentleman President and an intellectual.”
Ibori further thanked Yar’Adua for his “impactful and exemplary service” and prayed Allah to “forgive your shortcomings, ease your account before Him, and admit you to Al-Jannah Firdaus.”
