June 13, 2026
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki on Saturday hailed former Nigerian Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar for laying the foundation for Nigeria’s democratic stability through his historic transition programme that ended military rule in 1999.
Mbeki said Abdulsalami’s brief but consequential tenure as head of state between 1998 and 1999 not only restored democratic governance in Nigeria but also established a framework that has sustained civilian rule and peaceful transfers of power for more than two decades.
