Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been praised by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who has called him a spartan leader who never embezzled public funds.
This was said by Akpabio during a broader Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting honoring Buhari on Thursday at the State House in Abuja. According to him, Buhari’s lasting legacy was based on honesty rather than luxury and a commitment to the development of the country rather than selfish interests.
According to Akpabio, a former minister under Buhari, even his harshest detractors appreciated his candor.
“President Buhari believed that discipline mattered. That integrity mattered. That leadership, even when lonely, must be anchored in something greater than power.”
“He did not seek to ride waves of popular acclaim; he walked, with steadiness and often in solitude, along the ridge of national conscience.”
”Let us be honest he was tough. He was a soldier who did not flinch under fire, a leader who did not flee from responsibility, and above all, a Nigerian whose loyalty to this nation was never up for sale.”
”His toughness was born not of pride, but of patriotism, a fierce, unrelenting belief that Nigeria, with all its challenges, was still worth fighting for.”
Akpabio praised Buhari’s dedication to Nigeria throughout his life, both as a soldier and as a civilian leader. “Whether in khaki or agbada, he remained firm in his belief that Nigeria was worth fighting for,” Akpabio stated.
