Tinubu Renames UNIMAID After Buhari

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri in Borno State will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, in honour of the late former President who died last Sunday.

Tinubu disclosed this during a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa while paying tribute to Buhari.

“May we now adopt the University of Maiduguri as the Muhammadu Buhari University,” the President declared

In his tribute, Tinubu said, “Buhari’s life was one of austere honour. He stood, always, ramrod straight; unmoved by the temptation of power, unseduced by applause and unafraid of the loneliness that often visits those who do what is right, rather than what is popular.

According to him, Buhari was a quiet courage, a righteousness that never announced itself. His patriotism was lived more in action than in words.

“His life traced the arc of Nigeria’s journey. Born before independence, he became a young soldier in the struggle to keep our nation whole. In war and in peace, he served with vigilance and determination, as if the task of watching over Nigeria had been assigned to him alone”

Tinubu further said, “From the battlefield to the corridors of power, he remained faithful to the task. He governed the North-Eastern State and stood as Head of State.

“Years later, he returned to chair the Petroleum Trust Fund, which he administered with Spartan rigour and complete fidelity to the public good.

“Yet, with all that he had achieved, his most enduring legacy would be carved in democracy. In a time when many had lost hope that change was possible, Muhammadu Buhari put his faith in the people of this country”

“We stood together, he and I. Alongside others drawn from across the political spectrum, regions and tongues, we formed an alliance that enabled Nigeria to experience its first true democratic transfer of power from one ruling party to another”

“When he was sworn in as our party’s first elected President, he led with restraint, governed with dignity, and bore the burdens of leadership without complaint”

“Those who knew him most intimately understood that the authority of that exalted office never changed him. In the face of pressure, he remained calm. In the face of crisis, he remained resolute. In the face of triumph, he remained modest. Most remarkably, he retained his jovial spirit”, Tinubu added.