1.He was born in December 1942,became the Head of State in December 1983 and in December 2014 emerged the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 elections

2. He is from the same state (Katsina) with former President Umar Yar'dua. Yaradua was referenced for sound policy within short time in office.

3. He is the 23rd child of his father.

4. He was a farmer, a cattle rearer .The reason for his extensive agricultural policy

5. He knew former Head of State,General Ibrahim Babangida, was going to overthrow his government.

6. General Buhari hardly breaks vow or promises. He and General Idiagbon vowed NEVER to laugh in public again during their jail term (1985- 1988) in Benin City ; the promise he kept till 2015.He,however, sought forgiveness from the "dead"-Idiagbon as his frowning face received wide criticism

7.GMB divorced his first wife, Safinatu in 1988 after 17 years of marriage because she received "offering" from General Babaginda while he was in jail

8. He married his second wife, Aisha on August 13, 1989.She was just 9 Years Old!.She had her first pregnancy at age 13.

9. GMB was 47 years old when he married his second wife

10.. He gave birth to 10 children, 8 of whom are still alive.

11. His first daughter, Zulaihat Junaid, died from sickle cell anaemia in 2012, two days after having a baby at a hospital in Kaduna.

12. His ex-wife, Safinatu died in 2006 from complication of diabetes

13.He contested four times (2003,2007,2011 and 2015) under the platform of CPC, ANPP and APC. He finally became the president in 2015.

14. GMB is the first Person to unseat incumbent president through democratic process in Nigeria.

15. He is referred to as Converted Democrat because of his fierce Military Rule

16. He is the president of Nigeria fourth Republic

17. He was pronounced the president of Nigeria in fourth month,April in 2015

18. He was in prison when his mother died in 1988 but was not granted permission to attend the funeral.

19. He was one of the two African "not in government " individuals invited to President Barack Obama's inauguration.

20. He is not an Hausa man, he is of Fulani ethnic.

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Major-General Buhari (Ret.) has received several
awards and medals. In alphabetical order they
include:
Congo Medal (CM)
Defense Service Medal (DSM)
Forces Service Star (FSS)
General Service Medal (GSM)
Global Seal of Integrity (GSOI)
Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria (GCFR)
Loyal Service and Good Conduct Medal (LSGCM)
National Service Medal (NSM)

8. He married his second wife, Aisha on August 13, 1989.She was just 9 Years Old!.She had her first pregnancy at age 13.[/quote]


She was born in 1971 and got married in 1989 so she was 18 not 9 when she got married

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8. He married his second wife, Aisha on August 13, 1989.She was just 9 Years Old!.She had her first pregnancy at age 13.


She was born in 1971 and got married in 1989 so she was 18 not 9 when she got married

79 or 71?
Get your fact right brother!