Atiku Abubakar penned a heartfelt birthday message to a former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo. In it, he stated that Nigeria owes him a “debt we can’t repay.”
Notably, during Obasanjo’s era, Atiku Abubakar was the vice president of Nigeria. Clearly, he holds his former boss with a lot of regards and he isn’t shy to let the world know about it.
Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, who served as Nigeria’s president from 1999 to 2007 turned 83 today, 4th March 2020.
To mark his birthday, Atiku wrote: “Dear Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, As you turn 83 today (March 4), my family and I felicitate with you and thank God for your life. No individual living or dead, has bestrode the Nigerian political space as positively and purposefully, as you have done, for good and better, in peacetime and war, in times of austerity, and times of prosperity.
“It is not an exaggeration to describe you as the preeminent political colossus in Nigeria, a nation that owes so much to you. Indeed, many Nigerians would read about your birthday on their GSM devices, which are one of your legacies to the Nigerian people.
According to Atiku, it is because of the love the former head of state has for Nigeria that has prevented him from retiring.
“Your love for Nigeria and commitment to her unity, good governance and stability [have] prevented you from retiring, a sacrifice that my family and I deeply appreciate,” He continued.
“Nigeria owes you a debt that we cannot pay because you led us to pay the foreign debts that we could not imagine paying. By that singular action, you planted trees for generations yet unborn.
Meanwhile, he also asserted that Obasanjo is the first African military ruler to have voluntarily restored power to the Government democratically. Moreover, he stated that it wasn’t Obasanjo’s will to be in office but rather his will to bequeath democracy to Nigeria.
