According to the former Presidential aspirant on
the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, he was also honoured flying on the same
plane with the South Africa President, Jacob
Zuma from Pretoria to Mthatha to be part of
Mandela’s last journey.
A statement from Atiku’s office yesterday read, ”
former Vice President Abubakar was on Sunday
honored by the South African leadership with
front-row seat at both the state funeral and
private burial ceremonies of global icon, Madiba
Nelson Mandela at the late leader’s native home
at Qunu, near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape
Province.
“Mandela’s body was flown here from Pretoria
where he had lain is state for three days for a
state funeral attended by 4,000 and a private
burial witnessed by 400, reserved for key
government officials, a few foreign leaders and
intimate family members.
“Atiku was selected to be among the few lucky
personalities to see Mr. Mandela’s final burial
ceremonies in the land of his ancestors in
accordance with the Xhosa culture by the South
African leadership, with which he has maintained
an excellent type of relationship since the days
when he, as Vice President and the then Deputy
President Zuma co-chaired the Nigeria-South
Africa Bi-national Commission. That was a period
marked by important trade and investment
relations between the two countries.
“A few African heads of state and international
figures including Rev. Jesse Jackson, Iranian Vice
President and Prince Charles of Britain were
similarly honored.
“In a word: humbled,” said Atiku following
today’s services. “Humbled to have known a man
as great as Nelson Mandela, humbled to have
been a witness today, and humbled to have been
so honored by the government of South Africa.”
“Atiku flew from Pretoria to Mthatha with
President Zuma in the same plane. The state
funeral was held with extremely tight security
under a vast domed marquee constructed for the
purpose in the verdant hills adjacent to the house
Mr. Mandela built in Qunu.”



www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/atiku-honoured-mandelas-burial-gets-front-row-seat/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

So let's clap for him.

Insult on GEJ

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If that will make him the next president of South Africa, good for him.

So how come nobody noticed him and his office had to invest on the press to get this story out.
Misplaced priority.
Oya let him go USA na

I know he paid for it but definitely worth celebrating as sir richard Branson, Oprah winfrey and prince charles were all given back seats.

Its a pity what SA is turning into, very soon all of mandela's effort will be wasted as the country plunges deeper into corruption.