Former president Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, eulogised late Musa Yar’adua, stating that the former president ‘left this world leaving behind a legacy of detribalized leadership and a soil that was fertile enough to grow trees’

Jonathan, also served as the vice president under the administration of the late Yar’adua.

Jonathan took to his social media page on Friday to pay tribute to the former leader, whom, he described as a friend and brother.

“Seven years ago you left this world leaving behind a legacy of detribalized leadership and a soil that was fertile enough to grow trees whose shade you would never enjoy. As a peace maker, you helped bring peace to the Niger Delta and that singular act brought manifold benefits to Nigeria. As a democrat, you promoted due process in government and equity in public administration. Umar Musa Yar’adua, a friend and brother, a great gift to the nation and people of Nigeria. Seven years gone but never forgotten. May you Rest In Peace even as we hope and believe that you made al-Jannah firdaus. Miyetti Allah for the life of service you lived and May Almighty God care for the family you left behind.”

Today marks exactly seven years since the death of Umaru Yar’adua, who was Nigeria’s president between May 29, 2007 and May 5, 2010.

Yar’adua died at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after protracted illness. His demise changed the political landscape of the country at the time due to the fact that it was plagued by intrigues, uncertainty, dilemma and constitutional crisis.