{"id":175629,"date":"2025-08-22T23:50:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/showunmi-urges-emulation-of-past-leaders-good-deeds"},"modified":"2025-08-23T00:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:49:05","slug":"showunmi-urges-emulation-of-past-leaders-good-deeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/showunmi-urges-emulation-of-past-leaders-good-deeds","title":{"rendered":"Showunmi Urges Emulation of Past Leaders&#8217; Good Deeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Convener of The Alternative, a pan Nigerian movement, Otunba Segun Showunmi has admonished political office holders to emulate the good deeds of past leaders while eschewing the negative ones.<\/p>\n<p>Showunmi spoke on Friday, at the 40 day prayer and firdau held for late Former President, Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR).<\/p>\n<p>The prayer, organized by Showunmi was held in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital and Katsina, at about 11 am on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The ex president, aged 82, died in London on July 13, following an illness.<\/p>\n<p>He was buried in Daura, his hometown, two days after his death with hundreds attending the Islamic funeral prayers at the central mosque.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to newsmen, Showunmi stated that the former president lived a simple and example-worthy life and refrained from interfering in the nation\u2019s internal affairs after leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that the prayer was a way to encourage leaders to live moral lives knowing that people are watching, noting that people who put in their best effort were rewarded with prayers.<\/p>\n<p>He prayed that the Almighty Allah grant the former president paradise.<\/p>\n<p>His words, \u201cOn this day we gather in Abeokuta and Katsina to pray and remember Former President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay Almighty Allah reward him with Paradise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to in a little way encourage leaders to live right knowing that people are watching. I observed how minimally Buhari lived and how sacrificially he maintained a less-than-flamboyant life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI observed how disciplined he went about his activities while on earth and I complete our mourning of him today with a 40th-day prayer in Abeokuta where I come from and where he also lived in his early days at Alamala barracks and Katsina where he is from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, we can inspire ourselves and future leaders that prayers follow those who have tried their best. I believe that we have a duty to look at the life of leaders or anybody at that around us. And if we find good things in them, we should try to emulate it. And if we see things that are not unworthy, we should try to avoid it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP Chieftain prayed that the longstanding relationship, love and cooperation between the North and South, particularly the Yorubas and their northern relatives, would be maintained.<\/p>\n<p>The prayer led by the Chief Imam of Keesi central mosque, Abeokuta Ogun state, Sheikh Akeem Olorunisola, advised Nigerians to emulate the good deeds of the former and late president, saying everyone would give an account at the end of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the guest lecturer, Muhammad Adekolu, emphasized the need for all to have the fear of Allah.<\/p>\n<p>Adekolu pointed out that Buhari lived his life in complete fear of God and held the office of the president without owning a private jet or university like other leaders, expressing belief that his good deeds was the reason The Alternative held a prayer session him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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