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10 Things Yaradua Will Be Remembered For

It is 10 years since President Umaru Musa Yar Adua died while in power. Despite spending just about three years in office, his government pursued ambitious projects and programmes, many of which have been completed. Below are 10 things the late president will be remembered for:

1. Return of Lagos local government funds

The late President Yaradua will always be remembered for releasing the local government statutory allocations of Lagos State seized by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, which opposed the creation of additional Local Council Development Authority (LCDA). The government of Obasanjo had refused to release the funds despite court judgement in favour of Lagos State.

2. Creation of Amnesty and Rehabilitation Programme

Yaradua stabilised the nation and ensured the return of peace in the Niger Delta by granting pardon to former agitators through the establishment of Amnesty and Rehabilitation Programme. The militants used the window of peace created by Yaradua to surrender their arms. This single action saw an unprecedented improvement in the performance of Nigerias oil and gas industry. The history of the creation of the Ministry of Niger Delta will not be complete without mentioning the name of the late Yaradua whose administration made the feat possible.

3. Declaration of Asset

On 28 June 2007, YarAdua publicly revealed his declaration of assets from May (becoming the first Nigerian president to do so), according to which he had 856,452,892 (US$5.8 million) in assets, 19 million ($0.1 million) of which belonged to his wife. 10 years after: Jonathan mourns selfless, modest YarAdua He also had 88,793,269.77 ($0.5 million) in liabilities. This disclosure, which fulfilled a pre-election promise he made, was intended to set an example for other Nigerian politicians and discourage corruption

4. The triumph of Rule of Law

The late Yaradua was nicknamed Mr Rule of Law because of his favourable disposition to the judiciary. Under his administration, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost states like Edo, Ondo, and Osun in court.

5. Smooth Executive-Legislative relationship

The late Yaradua will also be remembered as an advocate and proponent of the separation of power. This was the reason why former Vice President Atiku Abubakar once described late President Yaradua as a decent politician whose administration did not suffer from executive-legislative tension in the Fourth Republic.

6. Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais Electoral Reforms Committee

His administration will also be remembered for constituting the Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais-led Electoral Reforms Committee which made far-reaching recommendations that will aid the countrys electoral process if implemented.

7. Seven-Point-Agenda

On August 1, 2007, the Yaradua regime announced a Seven Point Agenda, which includes power and energy; food security; wealth creation; transport sector; land reforms; security; and education.

8. Amend PDP constitution to take monopoly of Board of Trustees (BoT) chairmanship from former Presidents.

He championed the amendment of the PDP constitution which stripped former President Obasanjo of sole chairmanship of the partys BoT.

9. Expansion of Kubwa and Airport Expressways

The administration of the late former Governor of Katsina State mobilised funds for the expansion of Kubwa and Airport Expressways, a project which was completed under the administration of former President Good luck Jonathan. The airport road was named Umaru Musa Yaradua Expressway after its completion.

10. Dredging of River Niger

The ambitious project to dredge River Niger was pursued by the late Yaradua but abandoned after his death. River Niger is important in terms of economic activities in the North as it is the major river that links the North to the South.

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