Speeches & Letters

Speeches, letters, and correspondence — the documentary record of Shehu Musa Yar'Adua's public life.

All Letter 4 documents
Letter Abakaliki Prison

Letter to Rev. Andrew Young

Nigeria today is in the grip of an extremely greedy and inept dictatorship. In their greed, they have virtually destroyed our economy, and for the first time in our recent history, our people are beginning to starve. Food is getting…
Letter Abakaliki Prison

Letter to President Jimmy Carter

Mr. President, my country is today in the grip of a very greedy and inept dictatorship. Its once viable economy is in tatters, but even worse, its institutions are being destroyed. In the face of all this, one's personal problems…
Letter Abakaliki Prison

Letter From Abakaliki Prison

I want to leave for you something you can be proud of. A legacy of public service and sacrifice which will influence our country for good, which you will be proud to inherit and which I will be proud to…
Letter Kaduna

Letter to Anambra State SDP Campaign Coordinator

Together, we have achieved our objective of building the most formidable national political organization our nation has ever known. In the process, we have succeeded in dismantling all social, ethnic, and religious barriers, replacing them with bridges of conciliation, co-operation,…