00:00of a life whose affairs will be fed for generations.
00:07We make to honor a man whose presence was commanded is very new,
00:17whose voice once summoned the best in all,
00:22and whose conviction never doubt.
00:27Even the strongest means of public opinion,
00:34President Mahmoud Gwari, G.C.F.R.,
00:38former head of state and former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
00:44has gone to rest.
00:50He was forced among soldiers in war,
00:57forced among citizens in peace,
01:01and forced without ambition or flattery in the heart of his fellow citizens.
01:10Yet, it was in the quiet and unadombed settings of his private life that his true greatness was revealed.
01:23Pious without show, just without cruelty,
01:34humane without sentimentality,
01:38temperate without coldness,
01:40and sincere without God.
01:44Steady in worship and spirit.
01:49Dignified in bearing and commanding in his very presence.
01:56His example guided all who surrounded him.
02:01Still, it endures.
02:05To his peers, he was respectful and without pretense.
02:14To those who sat under him, he was kind, without condensation.
02:22And to those whom he loved most intimately, he was unfailingly tender, loyal, and good.
02:36His life was a rebook to vice and a revenge for virtue.
02:44The purity of his private character gave radiance to the discipline and integrity of his public service.
02:56Even in death, he maintained the serenity that defined him in life.
03:03Not a sigh, not a groan, just a quiet submission to the will of God.
03:13Such was the man Nigeria has lost.
03:18Such was the man for whom our nation now mourns.
03:23President Pohari's life was one of the austere honor.
03:32He stood always ramrod straight, unmoved by the temptation of power.
03:40Unseduced by applause and or afraid of the loneliness that often faces those who do what is right.
03:55Rather than what is popular, it was a quiet courage.
04:02A righteousness that never announced itself.
04:07Its patriotism was lived more in action than in words.
04:17His life traced the arc of Nigeria's journey.
04:21Born before the independence, he became a young soldier in the struggle to keep our nation old.
04:33In war and in peace, he served with the vigilance and determination as if the task of watching over Nigeria has been assigned to him alone.
04:48From the battlefield to the corridors of power, he remained faithful to the task.
04:57He governed the northeastern state and stood as head of state.
05:05Years later, his return to chair the petroleum trust fund, which he administered with spartan rigor and complete fidelity to the public good.
05:22Yet, with all that he had achieved, his most enduring legacy would be carved in democracy.
05:32In a time when men had lost hope that change was possible,
05:38Mama Dubwari put his faith in the people of his country.
05:45We stood together, he and I, alongside others, drawn from across the political spectrum, regions and tongues.
06:00We formed an alliance that enabled Nigeria to experience the first true democratic transfer of power from one ruling party to another.
06:14When he was sworn in as our party's first elected president, he led with restraint, governed with dignity and all the burden of the leadership without complaint.
06:33Those who knew him most intimately understood that the authority of that exiled office never changed him.
06:46In the face of pressure, he remained calm.
06:52In the face of crisis, he remained resolute.
06:57In the face of triumph, he remained modest.
07:02Most remarkably, he retained his jovial spirit.
07:08When his dinner ended, he returned to Odara, not to command from the shadows or to hold court,
07:20but to live as he always had, never seeking to impose his will,
07:27but content to let others carry the nation forward.
07:36President Buari was not a perfect man, no leader is,
07:43but he was, in every sense of the word, a good man, a decent man, an honorable man.
07:54His record will be debated as all legacies are,
08:01but the character he brought to public life, the moral force he carried,
08:10the incorruptible standard he presented will not be forgotten.
08:16His was a life lived in full service to Nigeria and in fidelity to God.
08:24Now he rests.
08:29And we, who remain must carry the memory of life as a standard to guide us.
08:36Let us honor him, not only with words, but with humility in power,
08:43discipline in service, compassion in governance, and fearlessness in the pursuit of justice.
08:53Our Tuesday, July 15th, 2025.
09:00On Tuesday, July 15th, 2025,
09:04a grateful nation beat forward to one of our most illustrious stones.
09:12It was a proud honor for me, alongside Vice President Kashif Shetima,
09:19to lead the funeral procession to Dara and witness its burial in the dignified manner,
09:28befitting a grace and a noble leader.
09:34I thank the inter-military committee led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
09:41George Akume, and Governor Dikurada for organizing a befitting state funeral within 48 hours.
09:54In this period of national morning, I once again extend my heartfelt condolences to Aja Aisha Bwari,
10:06her children, the entire Bwari family, the government and people of Katrina State,
10:14and all who knew and loved him.
10:18Our gratitude will remain with President Bwari's family members,
10:24who provided him with the comfort and strength to serve our nation in the various capacities
10:33throughout his over 50 years of public service.
10:38We honor his service, reflect on his legacy,
10:44and pray for the peaceful repose of his soul.
10:50May Gatsukia, the people whose general, the former president, your duty is done.
11:01May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him a legion of the doubts.
11:10May his life continue to inspire generations of Nigerians to serve with courage, conviction, and selflessness.
11:21President Bwari, thank you.
11:24Nigeria will remember you.
11:27Thank you very much.
11:28We adopt the naming of a university of my degree, of a new name, as Muhammad Bwari University of my degree.
11:51Thank you very much.
12:10Now the prayers.
12:21I've asked what to say.
12:22Thank you very much.
12:24I can take someуда, to look at the nature of the country.
12:25I hope I've used this journey.
12:26I've seen this journey.
12:27I've been doing this journey.
12:28I'mugur.
12:29I've been eating today.
12:30I've been doing this journey.
12:31I've been doing this journey, especially in it.
12:32I know you're working with time for aaire.
12:33I'm working with honour day and day to day.
12:34I'm working with a всего of my life.
12:35I'm working with you.
12:36I'm working with me, working with a man.
12:37I'm working with a new tour that I've been doing,
