- President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated elder statesman, Alhaji Balarabe Musa
- The former civilian governor of the old Kaduna state recently marked his 81st birthday
- Buhari praised Musa's reputation for integrity and selfless service to the people
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the former civilian governor of the old Kaduna state, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, as “a man of unassailable integrity and untainted record of public service.”
In a tribute to Alhaji Musa on the occasion of his recently celebrated 81st birthday anniversary, President Buhari said “even Musa's worst enemies and critics cannot dispute his remarkable reputation for integrity and selfless service to the people.”
The president's comments on Alhaji Musa were contained in a statement sent to journalists by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Alhaji Garba Shehu.
President Buhari praised Balarabe Musa for his selfless service to the nation. Source: Twitter
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“Balarabe Musa is one of Nigeria's brightest stars of integrity and sterling principles. The octogenarian has lived to his reputation by avoiding any conduct associated with corruption and dishonour,” the statement said.
President Buhari recalled that his close association with Alhaji Musa in the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) had enabled him to “appreciate the radical politician's patriotism and his commitment to build strong opposition in the country in order to deepen democracy.”
The president also praised Musa's independent-mindedness, stressing that the principled politician can criticise even his friends, associates and allies when it comes to politics.
President Buhari urged other politicians and younger citizens in particular to emulate Alhaji Musa's virtuous life of integrity, selflessness and patriotism in order to make Nigeria achieve progress.
The president said politics is public service and e at the expense of the ordinary people or the voters.
He prayed that God will continue to bless the elder statesman with better health, more wisdom and longer life in the service of the country.
Meanwhile, Alhaji Musa has said that “saboteurs” were behind groups issuing quit notices to Nigerians living in some parts of the country.
Musa, who condemned such notices in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the development was a threat to Nigeria’s unity.
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