By getting more than 15 million
votes to Goodluck Jonathan’s
almost 13, General Muhammadu
Buhari becomes the first man to
overthrow (by the poll) a sitting
Nigerian president.

I want you to look at 15 things you
may not know about ‘Peoples
General’.

All Progressives Congress
presidential candidate becomes
the first man in Nigeria’s 16-year
fourth republic to overthrow a
PDP aspirant. For the first time, Buhari is no
longer a leader of northern
Nigeria. Statistics of this election
show former military ruler now
has the national approval he
sorely lacked.

This is the first time in four
attempts that Buhari has won
more than one state in the north-
central zone. Before now, he never
won a state in the southwest.

Read some interesting facts
below:

1- He is the 23rd child in his family.
Buhari was raised by his mother,
after his father died when he was
about three or four years old.

2- He had 10 children (two are
deceased). Buhari married twice,
each wife born him 5 children.

3- Buhari assumed military training
in three countries: the United
States, India and the United
Kingdom.

4- He raised cattle as a young boy.

5- Buhari has eight military medals.
He knew his successor, Ibrahim
Babangida, was going to
overthrow his administration.
He was jailed by Babangida for
nearly four years.

6- The mother of the former military
ruler died in 1988 while he was in
imprisonment and was not
allowed to attend her funeral.

7- Buhari was one of the two private
African individuals to be invited to
US President, Barack Obama’s
inauguration.

8- In 1983, when Chadian forces
invaded Borno State, Buhari used
soldiers under his command to
chase them out of the country,
crossing into Chadian territory in
spite of an order given by
President Shehu Shagari to
remove.

9- He denied an offer to work with
the late President Umaru
Yar’Adua’s administration.

10- He appointed the current Senate
President as the Governor of Niger
State in 1984.

11- In March 1976, the Head of State,
General Olusegun Obasanjo,
appointed Buhari as the Federal
Commissioner (position now
called Minister) for Petroleum and
Natural Resources.

12- At 72, he would be the oldest
person to ever rule Nigeria. The
youngest was Gen. Yakubu
Gowon at the age of 32.

13- He is the third Fulani person to
rule Nigeria.

14- He had military training alongside
a former Chief Justice of Nigeria,
Aloysius Katsina-Alu.

15- Buhari has been a candidate in
every election since 2003. Twice
as the candidate of the All Nigeria
Peoples’ Party (ANPP) and once
as the candidate of the Congress
for Progressive Change (CPC).

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Nice

E make sense small sha

He has just Four Years to perform his Magic.If not, we will do the needful..