Nigerians are presently celebrating the memory of a former president, Umaru Musah Yar’Adua, who died in office ten years ago today on social media especially on Twitter.
Yar’Adua was the one-time Katsina State governor and is revered as by far the best leader of Africa’s most populous nation since the return to multi-party democracy in 1999.
He was the second civilian president under Nigeria’s current constitution who won controversial polls after his predecessor – Olusegun Obansanjo’s – plans to extend his stay from 1999 – 2007 and got stiff opposition from the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He took office in 2007 and led for 3 years. He died aged 58 in Saudi Arabia – and was flown back for burial. The known cause of death was pericarditis – inflammation of a membrane around the heart.
He was succeeded by his then vice-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Jonathan completed Yar Adua’s term and won a substantive term in 2011. He failed to secure a final term in 2015 after he was defeated by incumbent Muhammadu Buhari.
Social media posts celebrating the late Umaru Musah Yar’Adua.
Below are what people are saying on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/northern_blog/status/1257741594570248193?s=20
https://twitter.com/DanielOfodile/status/1257691418312785920?s=20
https://twitter.com/ravetvchannel/status/1257660920832167939?s=20
https://twitter.com/Arewabettips/status/1257679143640145920?s=20
https://twitter.com/Lexy0303/status/1257756849408966656?s=20
https://twitter.com/josteez_/status/1257660350775930881?s=20
https://twitter.com/AbbakarGimba/status/1257748704502611968?s=20
https://twitter.com/Adebolababatun/status/1257570214184734720?s=20
https://twitter.com/tfortomiwa/status/1257579673854390272?s=20
https://twitter.com/am_BinHamzat/status/1257540137669529600?s=20
