PHOTOS: Life and times of ex-President Shehu Shagari
28th December
Former President Shagari being greeted by BGEN Archer Durham upon his arrival for a visit. Location: ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND (MD) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA). 7 October Source: Wikipedia.
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Former President Shehu Shagari, on Friday, died at the age of 93 at the National Hospital, Abuja.
According to his grandchild, Bello Shagari, the elder statesman died after a brief illness.
The former president, who was in power between October 1, to December 31, , had an interesting lifetime.
He was the first and only President of Nigeria&#;s Second Republic after the handover of power by General Olusegun Obasanjo&#;s military government.
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The Second Republic President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari is dead, on Friday, died at the National Hospital, Abuja, at the age of
The Governor of his home state, Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal announced the news of the former president’s demise on his Twitter handle, @AWTambuwal, tweeting: “I regret to announce the death of former President Shehu Shagari who just passed away at National Hospital Abuja. May his Soul Rest in Peace.”
The online free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, documented the Life and Times of Shehu Shagari thus:
Shagari was born February 25, He served as the first and only President of Nigeria&#;s Second Republic (–), after the handover of power by General Olusegun Obasanjo&#;s military government.
Shagari also served seven times in a ministerial or cabinet post as a federal minister and federal commissioner from –
Shagari entered politics in when he became the secretary of the Northern People’s Congress in Sokoto, Nigeria, a position he held until
In , Shagari was elected into his first public office as a member of the federal House of Representative for Sokoto west.
In , Shagari was appointed as parliamentary secretary (he left the post in ) to the Nigerian Pr
Life of former President Shehu Shagari in photos
The recent protest organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Akida Forum raises significant questions about political motivations and accountability.
Led by Musa Mahmoud the APC AKIDA group staged a demonstration at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), demanding an investigation into the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, amid allegations linking him to banditry in the state.
The protest, predominantly featuring hired women and youths from Abuja, was framed as a response to escalating security concerns in Zamfara.
However, the underlying motives appear to be rooted in political rivalry rather than genuine concern for public safety.
The leader of the APC Akida Forum Tijjani Ramallan claims that Governor Dauda Lawal has accused Matawalle of collusion with bandits, suggesting that such ties have perpetuated the insecurity plaguing the region.
A critical point overlooked by Mahmoud and his supporters is that Matawalle is no longer the executive governor of Zamfara.
The current governor, Dauda Lawal, now holds the title of the state’s chief security officer, and
Biography Of Shehu Shagari
This is the Biography of Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari,Turakin Sokoto, first democratically elected President of Nigeria.
Shehu Shagari was born on February 25, to the family of Magaji Aliyu and Mariamu both of Fulani origins in Northern Nigeria. When Shehu Shagari was four years old, he was registered into a Quranic School. After that, he attended a primary school in Yabo, and later attended Sokoto middle school, from where he went to Kaduna College, a school originally created to be a training college for teachers.
After attending college, Shehu Shagari got a job as a science teacher at the Sokoto Middle School. He later taught at Zaria Middle School after which he became the headmaster of a primary school in Argungu.
In , Shehu Shagari and Mallam Gambo Abuja jointly formed the Youth Social Circle, a political organization that operated in Sokoto. Some Northern Elite of that time like Ahmadu Bello, Ibrahim Gusau, and Mallam Ahamdu Dabbaba supported the movement.
In , Shehu Shagari was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Around that surrounding period, Shagari was also elected to represent his constituen
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