Turai, who also spoke on how much she has missed him said, “I think about Yar’Adua every day, anniversary or no anniversary. I think about him and miss him every single day.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Former First Lady, Turai Yar’Adua, has revealed that her late husband, Umaru Yar’Adua, only wanted to be a teacher who would come back home to crack jokes with his family.
She told BBC Hausa Service on the 13th anniversary of her husband’s death that he did not like politics and that he only became president by destiny.
Yar’Adua was president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He died on May 5, 2010.
“His life ambition was to be a teacher, come home from school, sit with his family and crack jokes till another day. He never wanted politics or governance but as Allah willed, he joined politics and became President,” Turai said on Saturday.
“Although he was president, at that time, his lifestyle hadn’t changed. He never borrowed expensive life and remained simple and an easygoing person.”
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Turai, who also spoke on how much she has missed him said, “I think about Yar’Adua every day, anniversary or no anniversary. I think about him and miss him every single day.
“But I am happy on such anniversary days because the country talks about him, and people across the country come together to say good things about him and pray for him. That truly gladdens my heart.”
She recounted the day the late President died saying, “I held his hands and told him I was stepping out for iftar and he nodded. A few minutes later, I was called back and I met him dead.
“I regretted that day. I blamed myself for going to iftar. I still think I should have stayed. But I thank the Almighty Allah for honouring me with Yar’Adua as a husband. It is the biggest privilege of my life and I am forever grateful to have spent a reasonable part of my life with him,” she said.