- Peoples Democratic Party PDP Presidential Candidate in the 2019 General election has described the late President of Nigeria Alhaju Umusa Yar’dua as the only president whose administration that did not suffer from Executive-Legislative tensions in this Fourth Republic.
Atiku in a press statement personally signed to commemorate the 9year remembrance of the late president said
“Umaru Musa Yar’adua was an advocate and proponent of the Rule of Law and the doctrine of Separation of Powers.”
The Waziri of Adamawa said further that ” In this period where Nigeria is facing almost unprecedented violence and insecurity, the world will remember that it was President Yar’Adua who bequeathed peace to the Niger Delta through his futuristic and visionary amnesty and rehabilitation programme.”
“That single action saw an unprecedented improvement in the performance of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry which led to record-breaking 5% GDP growth.”
“I am proud of what he achieved and the fact that such a decent leader was produced by my political family (the Yar’adua political family) and my political party (the Peoples Democratic Party).”
“May the Almighty Allah continue to shine His Noor (Light) on the face of our late dear President Umaru Yar’Adua as we mark 9 years of his passing and may Allah (SWT) grant him al-Jannah Firdaus. ”
“I also pray that God continues to bless the family he left behind. A grateful nation appreciates the labours of their beloved son almost a decade after his passing.”
