Biography Of Muhammadu Buhari ( President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria)
STATE OF ORIGIN :
Muhammadu Buhari is a Native Of Daura, a Fulani town situate in
Katsina State of Nigeria. DATE OF BIRTH | BIRTHDAY
He was born on December 17, 1942.
CAREER | STORY
Buhari joined the army in the year 1962 and became the governor of the North-Eastern State during the regime of Murtala Mohammed.
Later, he was appointed Minister or Federal Commissioner for Petroleum
and Natural Resources during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1976. When the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was created in 1977 Muhammadu Buhari was made the head.
On December 31, 1983, the government of the civilian President Shehu Shagari
was removed in a coup d’etat, Major-General Buhari was selected by the
high ranking military officials to lead the country. The then Federal
government, led by General Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon
introduced a public campaign against indiscipline known as "War Against
Indiscipline" (WAI). This initiative was highly commended by Nigerians
because it brought sanity to the system.
Muhammadu Buhari
is admired by many for his uprightness and stand against corruption. His
government was able to keep the country economically buoyant not
withstanding its rejection of IMF loan and refusal to adopt IMF
directives which include devaluation of the Naira. Muhammadu Buhari’s
government reduced inflation by refusing to devalue the nation's
currency.
However, the regime was also criticized for moves
to silence critics of the administration, as decrees were passed
curbing press freedom and allowing for opponents to be detained up to
three months without formal charges. The regime also banned industrial
actions such as strikes and lockouts by civil servants.
Later in time, Muhammadu Buhari was appointed as the Chairman of the
Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), a body funded from the revenue that accrued
from the increase in price of petroleum products, to use for
developmental projects around the country.
Buhari contested
the Presidential election as the candidate of the All Nigeria People's
Party (ANPP) in 2003 and lost. Gen. Buhari, In the 2007 April
Presidential polls, again contested. His main contender then was Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is also from the same state - Katsina and he lost.
In March 2010, Buhari left the ANPP for the Congress for Progressive
Change (CPC), a party that he had helped to found. He said that he had
supported foundation of the CPC "as a solution to the debilitating,
ethical and ideological conflicts in his former party the ANPP".
Gen. Buhari was the CPC Presidential candidate in the April 16, 2011
general election, running against incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan
of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu of
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and Ibrahim Shekarau of ANPP. Again
he lost. In the year 2015, Muhammadu Buhari not deterred by his previous
failures, contested for the Presidential election under the platform of
the All Progressive Congress (APC) and after a very tight race with the
incumbent, His Excellency, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari emerged the winner and was declared the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This was made possible because the Nigerian masses wanted change and
they voted for change as Buhari had promised in his campaign that his
regime would have a zero tolerance for corruption and he also promised
to tackle youth unemployment, security and general infrastructure like
electricity.
In 1971, Buhari married his first wife,
Safinatu Buhari (nee Yusuf) (First lady of Nigeria December 1983-August
1985). They had five children together, four girls and one boy. Their
first daughter, Zulaihat (Zulai) is named after Buhari’s mother. Their
other children are Fatima, Musa (deceased), Hadiza, and Safinatu.
MARITAL LIFE | WIFES
In 1988, Buhari divorced his first wife Safinatu. In December 1989, he married his second and current wife Aisha Buhari (nee Halilu).
They also have five children together, a boy and four girls. They are Aisha, Halima, Yusuf, Zarah and Amina.
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On 14 January 2006, Safinatu Buhari, the former first lady, died from
complications of diabetes and She was buried at Unguwar Rimi cemetery in
accordance with Islamic rites.
In November 2012,
Buhari's first daughter, Zulaihat Junaid (nee Buhari) died from sickle
cell anaemia, two days after having a baby at a hospital in Kaduna.
BUHARI'S CHILDREN
HOW MANY CHILDREN DOES BUHARI HAS ?
In total, he has 10 children! Five children from the first marriage and five from the second.PROFILES OF BUHARI'S CHILDREN AND WHERE THEY SCHOOL
Below are brief profiles of President Buhari’s children, focusing more on schools they attended.
The details are as provided in “Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria” written by American professor, John Paden.
“All of President Buhari’s children have had extensive education,” the book said. “Several have studied at university and postgraduate levels, including abroad.”
1) Fatima: Born March 7, 1975. Education: Airforce Primary School, Victoria Island, Lagos; Government College, Kaduna; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; postgraduate degree, Business Academy, Stratford, United Kingdom.
2) Nana-Hadiza: Born June 23, 1981. Education: Essence International School; Cobham Hall, Kent, United Kingdom; University of Buckingham; Postgraduate, National Teachers Institute, Kaduna; Masters in International Affairs and Strategic Studies, Polytechnic Kaduna.
3) Safinatu: Born October 13, 1983. Education: Essence International School; Cobham Hall, Kent, United Kingdom; University of Plymouth, United Kingdom; presently at Arden University, United Kingdom
4) Halima: Born October 8, 1990. Education: International School, Kaduna; British School of Lome; Bellerby’s College, Brighton, United Kingdom; University of Leicester, United Kingdom, Nigeria Law School, Lagos.
5) Yusuf: Born April 23. Education: Kaduna International School; British School of Lome; Bellerby’s College, Brighton, United Kingdom; University of Surrey, United Kingdom.
6) Zahra: Born December 18, 1994. Education: Kaduna International School; British School of Lome; Bellerby’s College, Brighton, United Kingdom; University of Surrey, United Kingdom
8) Noor (Amina): Born September 14, 2004. Education: Kaduna International School.
(Note: In November 2012, Mr. Buhari’s first daughter, Zulaihat Junaid, died of sickle cell anemia after giving birth. Earlier, one boy – Musa- died in infancy from sickle cell anemia.)
In total, he has 10 children! Five children from the first marriage and five from the second. Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1102276-general-muhammadu-buhari-family-history.html#1102276
In total, he has 10 children! Five children from the first marriage and five from the second. Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1102276-general-muhammadu-buhari-family-history.html#1102276
In total, he has 10 children! Five children from the first marriage and five from the second. Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1102276-general-muhammadu-buhari-family-history.html#1102276
In total, he has 10 children! Five children from the first marriage and five from the second. Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1102276-general-muhammadu-buhari-family-history.html#1102276
In total, he has 10 children! Five children from the first marriage and five from the second. Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1102276-general-muhammadu-buhari-family-history.html#1102276
In total, he has 10 children! Five children from the first marriage and five from the second. Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1102276-general-muhammadu-buhari-family-history.html#1102276
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