With members of the Council, dignitaries, and Buhari’s family members present, Tinubu described the late statesman as a leader defined by integrity, discipline, and a deep, quiet patriotism that shaped Nigeria’s history across military and democratic eras.
“President Buhari 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,” Tinubu said, in a solemn voice that captured the emotional weight of the moment.
He eulogised Buhari as a soldier, a patriot, and a democratic reformer whose legacy would long outlive him.
“His life was a rebuke to vice and a refuge for virtue,” Tinubu said.
