My Late Husband Was ‘Accidental Politician’ Who Later Became President-Turai Yaradua
Late Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was an accidental politician ,who later became the nation’s first citizen, his wife, Hajiya Turai, has said.
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua served as Nigerian president between May 29, 2007 and May 5 , 2010.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned Turai, who said this in an interview with BBC Hausa service while commenting on her husband’s 13th death anniversary, disclosed that the former president never liked politics and could therefore be described as an accidental politician.
‘His life ambition was to be a teacher, come home from school, sit with his family and crack jokes till another day. He never wanted politics or governance but as Allah willed, he joined politics and became the president . Although he was a president, at that time, his lifestyle didn’t change. He never borrowed expensive life and remained simple and an easygoing person’ she said.
Turai also said she has missed her husband greatly.
‘I think about Yar’adua every day, anniversary or no anniversary. I think about him and miss him every single day.
But I am happy on such anniversary days because the country talks about him, and people across the country come together to say good things about him and pray for him. That truly gladdens my heart’ she said.
The former First Lady also noted that she felt sad that she was not with the former president when he breathed his last.
‘I held his hands and told him I was stepping out for iftaar and he nodded. A few minutes later, I was called back and I met him dead.
I regretted that day. I blamed myself for going for iftaar. I still think I should have stayed. But I thank the Almighty Allah for honouring me with Yar’adua as a husband. It is the biggest privilege of my life, and I am forever grateful to have spent a reasonable part of my life with him’ she said-Team@orientactualmags.com
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