*He was a courageous, discipline leader —PDP
By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed on, Sunday, in a London hospital, as a soldier of principle and a leader of formidable will.
Atiku described Buhari’s death as not just a loss to his immediate family and the people of Daura, but a profound national tragedy.
Nigeria, he said, has lost a statesman who bore the burdens of leadership in both turbulent and triumphant times and whose legacy will be remembered for generations to come.
The condolence message by Atiku reads, “I am deeply saddened by the news of the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, a man whose life was defined by unflinching patriotism, stoic discipline, and a lifelong commitment to the sovereignty and unity of our great nation.
“President Buhari was not just a former Head of State, he was a symbol of Nigeria’s resilience.
“From the battlefield to the corridors of power, he served with the kind of austere conviction and firm belief in duty that marked him as a soldier of principle and a leader of formidable will.
“His death is not just a loss to his immediate family and the people of Daura, it is a profound national tragedy. “Nigeria has lost a statesman who bore the burdens of leadership in both turbulent and triumphant times and whose legacy will be remembered for generations to come.
“To his beloved family, I offer my deepest condolences. I pray for strength and comfort in this time of grief. To the people of Katsina State and the entire nation, I mourn with you.
“May we all take solace in the knowledge that he gave his life to the service of Nigeria and never wavered in his belief in her promise.
“May Allah, the Most Merciful, forgive his shortcomings and grant him eternal rest in Aljannah Firdaus”, the message concluded.
Similarly, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described Muhammadu Buhari as a courageous leader and highly disciplined military officer who dedicated his life towards the service of the nation.
The party said this in a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary Hon Debo Ologunagba in Abuja.
The opposition party said that former President Buhari was a courageous leader and highly disciplined military officer who dedicated his life towards the service of the nation.The PDP said that former President will be remembered by Nigerians for his roles and policies in government as Governor of Borno State, Federal Commissioner for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Chairman of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), Military Head of State and later as democratically elected President.
According to Ologunagba, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) received with deep sadness the news of the death of the immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR in a hospital in London, United Kingdom.
“Former President Buhari was a courageous leader and highly disciplined military officer who dedicated his life towards the service of the nation.
“The departed former President will be remembered by Nigerians for his roles and policies in government as Governor of Borno State, Federal Commissioner for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Chairman of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), Military Head of State and later as democratically elected President.
“The PDP commiserates with late President Buhari’s widow, Hajia Aisha Buhari and the entire Buhari family; the Federal Government, the Nigeria Army, the government and people of Katsina State and the Daura Emirate for this national loss and prays to the Almighty Allah to forgive his shortcomings and grant him eternal repose”, the party said.
