Former President Goodluck Jonathan has extolled Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military head of state, for the role he played in Nigeria’s democracy.
Jonathan spoke in Abuja on Saturday at the public presentation of three books honouring Abubakar on his 84th birthday.
Abubakar served as Nigeria’s military head of state from June 9, 1998, to May 29, 1999, when he handed over power to Olusegun Obasanjo, marking Nigeria’s transition to civilian rule.
Jonathan said no other person deserves credit for stabilising democracy in Nigeria other than the retired military head of state.
‘“With so many well‑ironed khaki people around you with assault rifles and APCs, saying that we will still stay on and for you to have the courage to say no, it takes somebody who has a common commitment to the peace and progress of the country,” he said.
The former president described Abubakar as
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