5 Things About Umar Musa Yar Adua You Should Never Forget

Former President Umaru Musa Yar Adua may be dead yet his legacy as one of the few servant leaders Nigeria ever had as well as a perfect gentleman lives on. Here are five things you should never forget about this visionary leader

1 He was the first ever president to declare his assets when told to

2 Unlike other leaders, he always respected the rule of law

3 He kicked off the amnesty programme for the militants of the Niger-Delta in which many militants surrendered their arms to start a new life of peace

4 He always put the nation ahead of party politics as he released the seized federal allocation belonging to Lagos state which his predecessor Chief Olusegun Obasanjo stubbornly

5 Like Muritala Muhammed, the nation mourned his death as his burial was attended to by a mammoth crowd from all over the federation

The evil or good a leader does will always live after him, if you believe this leave your comments and if you differ tell us why.