It is God’s ordainment that every living soul shall one day taste death. And after death, the journey to eternity commences.
On May 5th, 2010 Nigerians woke up with the news of the demise of the Immediate Past President and Commander-in-Chief of the Army Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Late Alh. Umaru Musa Yar’adua. The news was traumatized and its effects gripped all the four corners of Nigeria. To quench the effects, the Federal Government of Nigeria instantaneously announced a public holiday for the same day and a seven-day mourning in a dignified honour of the departed soul.
It is on this note that the Honourable Speaker, leadership of the Parliament and all the 109 distinguished Honourable Members of the Nigerian Youth Parliament are sympathising with his family, the Nigerian youths and all Nigerians, both at home and in diasporas, on the sudden death of our amiable former President. His true-to-the-heart and historic efforts towards repositioning our dear country among comity of nations on the pedigree of sustainable political and socio-economic developments of Nigeria will ever be remembered down the memory lane. The man was known for the rule of laws, institutionalisation of a process in the direction of credible Electoral Reforms in Nigeria, restoration of a lasting peace throughout the country (especially, the once troubled Niger-Delta region), establishment of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Vision 2020-20, Seven Point Agenda, etc. Notwithstanding the political “cabal”, games and stories surrounding his health conditions until his death, we still uphold the impeccable records of the achievements of the former President of the multi-ethnics, multi-religious and over 140 million Nigerians.
As a man like every one of us, he was bound to make some mistakes in discharge of his duties to his Creator and his fellow human beings. We pray to The Almighty Lord to forgive him of his inaccuracies and accept him to His most rewarding status in the Paradise. Amen and amen.
Farewell, His Excellency, Late Alh. Umaru Musa Yar’adua, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) of Nigeria. Nigerians really lost you!!!
