*Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan as a great reformer and visionary leader who improved the governance, economy of the United Arab Emirates

Emmanuel Akosile | 绿帽献妻

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan, ex-President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as a great reformer.

绿帽献妻 reports Tinubu, in a condolence message issued Sunday, May 15, in Lagos, to the Government and People of the UAE, said late Al Nayhan, who died last Friday, reshaped the governance and economy of the Arabian country.

鈥淎s President from 2004 until his death, the deceased strategically guided the UAE Government toward balanced and sustainable development to ensure the prosperity of his people.

鈥淭he passing on Friday of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, saddened me,” noted Asiwaju Tinubu.

He also stated: 鈥淪heikh Khalifa was a great reformer and a visionary leader, who reshaped and improved the governance and economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

鈥淏ecause of his devoted leadership, Sheikh Khalifa had a devoted following. He enjoyed the enduring respect of his people.”

The former Lagos State Governor said: 鈥淗e will long be remembered for his achievements and pivotal role in the exceptional and rapid development of the UAE.

鈥淗is primary ambition was said to be upholding the legacy of his father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.鈥�

According to Tinubu, remaining true to the dream of his father, his numerous and lasting achievements meant that he not only fulfilled the ambition of a dutiful son but established an impressive legacy in his own right.

He recalled that as a mark of his father鈥檚 confidence in him, late Sheikh Al Nayhan was appointed to his first official role at the young age of 18.

Where others might have lost their way, he fully justified that confidence, assuming the mantle of leadership with the ease and skill with which his name had come to be synonymous, Tinubu further noted.

He said that Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan would remain an example of what a resolute, visionary leader could do to advance his society and people.

Tinubu said Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan was a great statesman, caring husband, and devoted father, and he would surely be missed.

He added “may Almighty Allah grant him Aljanna Firdaus. Amin.”

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