A statesman of courage – Peter Obi hails Abdulsalami at 84

Presidential campaigner of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has hailed erstwhile Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, describing him arsenic a statesman who demonstrated “uncommon courage, patriotism and selflessness” successful guiding Nigeria’s modulation to democracy.

Obi made the remarks on Saturday while celebrating Abdulsalami’s 84th birthday.

He said: “Today, I americium honoured to articulation distinguished Nigerians successful celebrating a statesman and elder of our nation, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, GCFR, connected the juncture of his 84th day and the nationalist presumption of books documenting his singular life, work and contributions to Nigeria and Africa.

“General Abdulsalami occupies a unsocial spot successful our nationalist history. At a captious infinitesimal successful Nigeria’s journey, helium demonstrated uncommon courage, patriotism and selflessness by guiding our federation done a peaceful modulation to antiauthoritarian governance.

“His actions helped laic the instauration for the antiauthoritarian dispensation that Nigeria continues to physique upon Today.

“As we observe General Abdulsalami Today, we are reminded that existent enactment is measured not by the accumulation of power, but by the affirmative interaction 1 leaves connected radical and institutions. His beingness continues to demon...