President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a man who governed with restraint and dignity.
Speaking during an expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held in Buhari’s honour at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, Tinubu said the late former president lived a life of service and faith.
He said: “President Buhari was not a perfect man — no leader is — but he was, in every sense of the word, a good man, a decent man, an honourable man.
“His record will be debated, as all legacies are, but the character he brought to public life, the moral force he carried, the incorruptible standard he represented, will not be forgotten.
“His was a life lived in full service to Nigeria, and in fidelity to God.”
The president added that Buhari’s most enduring legacy was the democratic transition he helped bring about in 2015.
His words: “In a time when many had lost hope that change was possible, Muhammadu Buhari put his faith in the people of this country.
“We stood together, he and I. Alongside others drawn from across the political spectrum, regions and tongues, we formed an alliance that enabled Nigeria to experience its first true democratic transfer of power from one ruling party to another.
“When he was sworn in as our party’s first elected president, he led with restraint, governed with dignity, and bore the burdens of leadership without complaint.”
