UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA: THE PRESIDENT NIGERIANS WILL NEVER FORGET In the history of Nigeria, leaders have come and gone, some leaving scars and others leaving blessings. But in the brief window of just two years (2007–2010), one man came with humility, sincerity, and courage—and etched his name into our national memory forever. His name is Umaru Musa Yar’adua. A LEADER FOR ALL Yar’adua was a Muslim, yet Christians loved him. He was Hausa, yet the Igbo, Yoruba, Tiv, Ibibio, Efik, Ijaw, Kanuri, and every tribe saw him as one of their own. He did not rule as a northern president—he ruled as a Nigerian president. In a nation too often divided by tribe and religion, Yar’adua rose above it all and treated every region, every faith, and every citizen with equal dignity. THE PEACE MAKER OF THE NIGER DELTA When Yar’adua assumed office, the Niger Delta was aflame with militancy, oil installations were under siege, and the country was losing billions of dollars daily. With wisdom and compassio...