Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi
By Maureen Dick
FORMER Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has said Nigeria has lost a real democrat, in the person of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The immediate past Nigerian President died in a London hospital on Sunday.
Amaechi, who served under Buhari’s government described news of the president’s death as “dastardly”, saying that his boss was a detribalized leader.
He expressed: “I have been in deep shock since the dastardly news of the death of my boss and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari broke out on Sunday afternoon, July 13, 2025.
“Needless to say, Nigeria has lost a true democrat, a detribalized gentleman whose passion for the betterment of Nigeria was second to none.”
According to the former governor of Rivers State, Buhari was an epitome of humility, humourous, whose leadership was “infectious.”
Amaechi added that the late president was committed to the unity and hated corruption with passion.
He continued: “As somebody who was privileged to work very closely with the former President, Buhari was an epitome of humility whose legacy and everything he stood for, would find a better place in the annals of the country’s history.
“I am already nostalgic about his unwavering commitment for the stability and the unity of Nigeria. His sense of patriotism and sincerity of purpose was infectious. President Muhammadu Buhari was a man whose words at all times was his bond.
“Despite being a retired Army General and a war veteran, President Buhari was meek in a true sense of it. His leadership quality was infectious, yet a very humorous personality.
“I personally regret his passing because the coming generation would have seen him as a great source of inspiration to draw lessons from his leadership style. I will wish younger Nigerians to learn from his modest lifestyle and his uncompromising integrity.
“He was one leader who hated corruption with passion. He never accumulated wealth by using his privileged position as is most common among some leaders of today.
“While we continue to mourn his painful passing, let me join millions of his admirers and other well- meaning citizens of the world to condole his bereaved family and Nigerians in general.”