Ex-First Lady Turai and late ex-President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Madam Turai Musa Yar’Adua, wife of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has lamented that Nigeria is in a precarious state today because her husband’s regime was cut short by his sickness and eventual death.

She noted that Nigeria would have been much better if the late President had finished his tenure but for the lingering sickness that eventually terminated his vision-driven life.

“The situation in Nigeria would have been better had my husband, the late President, survived his ailment because he was a focused, committed and determined leader.

“Although my husband was sick for a long time, he did his very best for Nigeria. Also as governor of Katsina State, he did his best for the state; he is an honest man who believed in service,” she said.

Underscoring the humility of Musa Yar’Adua, she said he once told her that his relatives would quarrel with her after his death as they would think that he had left so much money.

The former First Lady, who spoke at a recent memorial lecture in honour of the late President in Katsina, also said: “The late Yar’Adua was not a materialist leader who believed in accumulating wealth. In fact, he shunned material things as his slogan was service to humanity.

“There was a time he said to me: ‘Turai, I pity you because when I die you will have quarrels with my relatives because they will think I have so much money in my possession’.”

Extolling his virtues as a leader, Madam Turai said the late President would not give out contract without having the money to pay for it.

“There was a time I approached him that people are complaining that the government was slow. But he said to me, ‘people can say whatever they like but I will not give out contract if I have no money to pay’.

“The late Umaru was a kind of leader that would go out and monitor projects. I could recall when I used to join him to supervise hospital and road projects,” she said.

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Very true. He was the first and only president to review downward the price of petrol in Nigeria. He had other good plans but unfortunately death did not allow him to actualise them. Continue to RIP.

Nigeria miss a great man of the people.. continue to rest in peace yardua. All would av been well with Nigeria by now but this current state Nigeria is in, na small e remain to crash.get your Aluminium windows done by us

Niger Delta was safe. The militants received amnesty.
North, South, East and West were happy.
No BOKO, No IPOB, No Bandits, No killer herdsmen.
Now see where we are.

May our helper not die untimely

Your husband's death was beyond our control and inevitable. The pain is understandable.

But voting Buhari in 2015 was an avoidable disaster but for some group of "intellectuals" whose sophistication could not see beyond their nose.

After this God sent man died, a drunkard took over nd start d destruction then the worst of them came, an illiterate without certificate, tribalist bigot that don't know his left from ryt took ova, his on a northern mission

Your husband was a great man who changed many factors....but sad his brother has shattered all he built

Nigeria would have been a better place if Abacha lived longer

It was during his regime that we knew what it felt like for lecturers not to go on strike. His administration introduced different batches and streams for NYSC that enabled a lot of PCMs go for service earlier than expected. Before then, graduates had wait for about a year or two before getting deployed. Too bad death took him away from us before we could realize his full potentials. Continue to RIP OMY


Boko Haram started during his regime though.

Story they would have virus him later on

That seat is infected.

The few good leaders we had in Nigeria died quite early.... While the bad ones ruled the longest.

Yar'Adua would have set Nigeria on the right track if only he had lived long enough. But the question is this; would you have been a better first lady?

Likely

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This man had plans for Vision2020, he was cut short by ill health. Look where we are today - battling whether to send repentant Boko Haram terrorists to overseas for foreign education or not.
Rest in peace and love of God Yaradua. Maybe it's a spell or something, good things doesn't last in Nigeria.

Madam, I believe you.

True talk....Late Umaru musa yar'adua was a man of peace....I just don't know why good things/People sometimes tends not to last in dx country

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May God continue to bless you wherever you are Baba Musa Yaradua.

At least you proved that not everyone one from Kastina is Inept

True that!

internationalman:
Story they would have virus him later on

That seat is infected.

Infected or not, some people still mean well for this country.
People like me.....



After I've spent my first two years in office trying to surpass what T.A Orji's son did.
I'll then work well, and nigerians will sing my praise

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Look at all the lazy youths above me.....even with the advent of google they cannot verify just a simple few things.

So Yaradua was the first and only president to reduce petrol price?

He introduced Batches into our NYSC system?

No ASUU strikes, students finished in record time?

No herdsmen killings under him? No militancy?

Boko was not around in his tenure?

Keep on lazy youths, keep on .

https://www.bigthink.com/those-who-do-not-learn-history-doomed-to-repeat-it-really.amp.html

he was supported by everyone. he was loved in the south east so much! only idiots think igbos hate buhari because he's from the north, no. the igbos hate buhari because he's a disaster, a failure, a bastard, fulani herdsman and an extremist.

Good people no dey last

Wish we could turn back the hands of time!!
Yaradua remains one of the best presidents ever
He will never be forgotten

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yes madam. U can't be more correct ma'am

Sorry Hajia Turai.....

That's the same way y'all would look back one day and say NAIRALAND would have been better if not for the Absence of NwaAmaikpe!!......When he would have gone on his Sabbatical leave....

But funny enough, y'all don't want to bask on his presence to gain what he z gat to offer y'all here until he z gone!!!

Longlive NwaAmaikpe!
Longlive Nairaland!!
Longlive all Nairaland members!!!
Longlive Federal republic of Nigeria!!!!

So true

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Sure. The same thing applies to Buhari.