Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is taking “bullets” that many leaders before him “simply lacked the courage to face”.
The vice president said because of Tinubu’s “boldness”, future leaders of the country will avoid ” the same ghosts that haunted past administrations”.
He said the president is rewriting the country’s history, adding that the “path to national greatness is lined with difficult choices”.
Shettima spoke on Saturday at a special Iftar to mark the president’s birthday at the presidential villa in Abuja.
“Thanks to his boldness, future presidents of Nigeria will not have to wrestle with the same ghosts that haunted past administrations, including fraud-ridden fuel subsidies, an unstable forex market, and the suppression of local government autonomy,” Shettima said.
“These were the thorny issues that many before him sidestepped. But Asiwaju did not sidestep history; he came to rewrite it.
“And in rewriting it, Asiwaju has taken the bullets that many before him simply lacked the courage to face. But that is the thing about true leadership: it is not for those who seek comfort. It is for those who understand that the path to national greatness is lined with difficult choices.”
Other politicians have also penned tributes to the president to celebrate his birthday.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria’s history would be incomplete without the mention of Tinubu, adding that he is proud of his association with his successor.
Godswill Akpabio, senate president, said Nigeria is in “safe hands” with Tinubu as president.(The Cable)
