{"id":12113,"date":"2020-05-06T10:08:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T10:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=12113"},"modified":"2020-05-06T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T10:08:11","slug":"though-we-had-our-differences-yaradua-was-unarguably-a-patriot-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=12113","title":{"rendered":"Though we had our differences, Yar\u2019Adua was \u2018unarguably\u2019 a patriot \u2014Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/buhari.-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Muhammadu&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/gov-ganduje-appeals-to-buhari-to-relax-covid-19-lockdown-in-kano\/\">Buhari<\/a>&nbsp;Tuesday described the late former President Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua as a patriot with a passion for the masses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement marking the 10th anniversary of the ex-president\u2019s death and issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president said Nigerians would always remember the late Yar\u2019Adua\u2019s honest and sincere service to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cDespite our political differences, President Yar\u2019Adua was unarguably a patriot because of his passion for the masses and his reversal of policies he believed were hurting ordinary Nigerians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery leader should be given the credit that he deserves, whether you agree with President Yar\u2019Adua politically or not, I must say that history will always record his honest and sincere service to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we remember President Yar\u2019Adua today, let us emulate his patience and gentle nature so that we don\u2019t introduce toxicity into our politics where opponents perceive each other as enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet me also use this occasion to extend my prayers and goodwill to his family, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/covid-19-family-of-katsina-index-case-discharged\/\">Katsina State<\/a>\u00a0Government on the 10th anniversary of his demise. May Allah continue to bless and comfort his gentle soul.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu&nbsp;Buhari&nbsp;Tuesday described the late former President Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua as a patriot with a passion for the masses. 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