President Bola Tinubu on Friday paid a solidarity visit to the Kaduna residence of Nigeria’s late President, Muhammadu Buhari, assuring the family of his commitment to uphold the legacies of the former leader.
The President was accompanied by Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna, some other state governors, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, ministers, senators and other top government officials.
Tinubu was received by the widow of the late former president, Aisha Buhari, on behalf of her children.
Speaking during the visit, Tinubu said the Buhari family was not alone in grief, stressing that the virtues the late President stood for would continue to guide the nation.
“We are just here to assure you that we share in your grief, we share in your pain. A loss in flesh is not a loss in spirit, and the spirit that he left with us is a spirit of hard work, dedication, patriotism, and honesty, and we are doing that.
“We assure you and the entire family that we will continue with our leader’s legacy, the mark he made for Nigeria. We will continue on the path of honesty, integrity, and great character that he imbued in us.
“May God help Nigeria, keep us united, and together in the promised land,” the President said.
In an emotional voice, Aisha Buhari thanked the President and his government for standing with the family during their period of grief.
She said the President’s visit and the presence of his delegation were a source of great consolation.
“I would like to use this medium to thank you once again, the First Lady, and the wife of the Vice President, for standing by me and my family,” she said.
Aisha Buhari further noted that her late husband lived and governed by the values of honesty, integrity, and justice, urging Nigerians to emulate his virtues.
“I would like to pray for Nigeria, for peace to reign, for unity of the country, and for you, President Tinubu, to carry on with my late husband’s legacy of honesty, integrity, tolerance, accountability, and justice,” she added.
Earlier on arrival in Kaduna, President Tinubu attended the wedding ceremony between Nasirudeen Yari, the son of a former governor of zamfara state, Senator Abdullaziz Yari; and Safiyya Idris.
The ceremony was held at the Sultan Bello Mosque in the Kaduna state capital.
The former Nigerian president died at The London Clinic on Sunday, July 13, 2025, after a prolonged illness
