Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has expressed shock over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as one of the most patriotic Nigerians to have ever lived.
In a condolence message signed by his special adviser on media and publicity, Musa Krishi following the announcement of Buhari’s passage in London after a brief illness, Abbas said the former Nigerian leader, who was 82, used most of his lifetime to serve the country.
The statement noted that Buhari as an officer and statesman, made a name for himself as ‘incorruptible’ and lived a life defined by simplicity and a remarkable absence of materialism; virtues the statement said, earned him widespread respect and trust across the country.
The statement described the former president as one of the only two Nigerians to have been military head of state and democratically elected president under civilian rule after Olusegun Obasanjo, saying it is a rare privilege to serve the country.
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Abbas, who recalled Buhari’s cult followership in the North as a politician, attributed the feat to the former president’s disciplinary and upright personality.
The statement condoled with the Buhari family, the Emir of Daura, the people and government of Katsina state as well as Kaduna State, where he lived most of his life.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
