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Special FEC: Tinubu renames UNIMAID after late former President Muhammadu Buhari

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‎President Bola Tinubu on Thursday renamed University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in Borno after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.

‎By Muhyideen Jimoh

‎President Bola Tinubu on Thursday renamed University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in Borno after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.

‎ The university is now known as Muhammadu Buhari University.

‎ The President made the announcement during a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session in Abuja.

‎The session, convened in honour of the late statesman, was attended by the leadership of the National Assembly, top government officials and members of the Buhari family.

‎Tinubu praised Buhari’s legacy of discipline, patriotism, and moral uprightness, calling his life one of the quiet courage and unwavering service to Nigeria.

‎”Today, we gather under a heavy shadow, drawn from the silence that surrounds a departed leader and the immense weight of a life whose absence will be felt for generations.”

‎“We meet to honour a man whose presence once commanded this very room, whose voice once summoned the best in us, and whose convictions never bowed, even to the strongest winds of public opinion.”

‎Tinubu described Buhari as a “patriot, soldier, and elder statesman” who dedicated his life to national unity and progress.

‎“President Buhari’s life was one of austere honour. He stood, always, ramrod straight; unmoved by the temptation of power, unseduced by applause and unafraid of the loneliness that often visits those who do what is right, rather than what is popular.”

‎”His was a quiet courage, a righteousness that never announced itself.

‎“His patriotism was lived more in action than in words. His life traced the arc of Nigeria’s journey.”

‎Tinubu reflected on Buhari’s military years, describing him as a gallant soldier who helped preserve Nigeria’s unity during critical times.

‎He commended Buhari’s democratic legacy, noting how he placed trust in the people and led with restraint and integrity.

‎”When he was sworn in as our party’s first elected President, he led with restraint, governed with dignity, and bore the burdens of leadership without complaint.

‎The president said that those who knew him most intimately understood that the authority of that exalted office never changed him.