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MAJOR-GENERAL Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), Grand
Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (GCFR)
was born on December 17, 1942, in the town of Daura in
the former Katsina province of the then Northern Nigeria.
He is happily married to Aisha Muhammadu Buhari and
has eight children.
He attended primary school in Daura and Mai’adua from
1948 to 1952, before proceeding to Katsina Middle
School in 1953.
He also attended the Katsina Provincial Secondary
School (now Government College, Katsina) from 1956 to
1961 and then moved to the Nigerian Military Training
School, Kaduna in 1963.
In October of the same year, he was sent to the officers’
Cadet School in Aldershot in the United Kingdom and
was thereafter commissioned a Second Lieutenant in
1963 and posted to the 2nd Infantry Battalion, Abeokuta
as Platoon Commander in 1963.
From 1963 to 1964, he was sent for further training on
the Platoon Commanders’ Course at the Nigerian Military
College, Kaduna.
In 1965, he went for the Mechanical Transport Officers’
Course at the Army Mechanical Transport School in
Borden, England and in 1973, he went to the Defence
Services’ Staff College, Wellington, India before he
proceeded to the United States Army War College from
June 1979 to June 1980.
Muhammadu Buhari was Military Governor, North Eastern
State of Nigeria, from August 1975 to March 1976, Federal
Commissioner for Petroleum Resources from March 1976
to June 1978 and the Chairman, Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation from June 1978 to July 1979.
He became a Member of the Supreme Military Council
from March 1976 to June 1979 and the Military Secretary,
Army Headquarters from July 1978 to June 1979, before
he assumed the highest office of Head of State and
Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces from
December 1983 to August 1985.
He later became The Executive Chairman, Petroleum
(Special) Trust Fund in 1994.
It was during Buhar’s tenure that the Nigerian National
Oil Corporation and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources
were reorganised to form the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and he became its first
Chairman, a job he performed without blemish.
He masterminded and spearheaded the construction of
20 oil depots throughout the country, a project involving
over 3,200 kilometres of pipelines.
Under his leadership, both Warri and Kaduna Refineries
were built. He also drew up the blueprint for the
country’s petrochemical and liquefied natural gas
programmes — all without a hint of scandal.
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari launched the War Against
Indiscipline (WAI) as a Head of State and the policy won
him national and universal applause, as a result of its
effectiveness.
He became a renowned anti-corruption Czar, as a result
of his zero tolerance to corruption, which reduced the
menace to its barest minimum while he was Head of
State.
His practical economic policies reduced inflation from 23
per cent to 4 per cent within 20 months and kept the
Naira stronger than the Dollar with an exchange rate of
N1 to $1.4.
In 2002, Buhari founded a democratic and political
movement — The Buhari Organisation, otherwise known
as Project Nigeria, which introduced a new concept into
Nigerian politics: Service to the people.
His thirst for true service to Nigeria dragged him into
government, as he registered as a member of the defunct
All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP)
In 2003, he emerged the presidential candidate of the
ANPP and picked former Senate President, the late Dr.
Chuba Okadigbo as his running mate.
It was at the party’s national convention in Abuja that
Okadigbo, who was also an ANPP presidential aspirant,
made the statement that “it takes political sagacity to
understand political arithmetic.”
Buhari contested the presidential election in 2003 and
lost to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
In 2007, the ANPP was factionalised following the battle
of supremacy among the major party stakeholders. Even
at that, Buhari emerged the presidential candidate of the
party in 2007 and he picked the late Chief Edwin Ume-
Ezeoke as his running mate.
He lost the election to the late Alhaji Umaru Musa
Yar’Adua of the PDP.
Following the crisis that decimated the ANPP ahead of
the 2011 general elections, Buhari and his supporters
hurriedly founded the Congress for Progressive Change
(CPC).
He said that he had supported the foundation of the CPC
“as a solution to the debilitating, ethical and ideological
conflicts in my former party, the ANPP.”
Attempts by the opposition parties, namely — the ANPP,
CPC and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to merge
before the 2011 general elections failed woefully.
Thus, Buhari contested the 2011 presidential elections
on the platform of the CPC and lost to President
Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP, but not without a good
fight, as he won election in 12 states and gathered over
12 million votes.
Following the move for the merger of the major
opposition parties — ANPP, ACN, CPC and a faction of
the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) — Buhari was
among the major stakeholders that contributed to the
establishment of the All Progressives Congress (APC) —
the first-ever successful political party merger in the
history of the country since Independence.
Ahead of the APC Third National Convention and
Presidential Primaries held in Lagos between December
11 and 12, it was obvious to political observers that
Buhari was the man to beat in the race.
What counted for him is his perceived acceptability at
the grassroots, and penchant for integrity and
transparency — a virtue that is lacking in most Nigerian
politicians today.
Although he has no strong financial base, which is a
major factor in politics, Buhari enjoys the support of the
party governors and other major stakeholders, who saw
him as the right choice for the party in the 2015
presidential elections.
They worked tirelessly for his victory at the primaries
and many believe that if the party leaders replicate the
same feat in the presidential election, it may be difficult
for the PDP to have an easy ride, if at all.
No doubt, Buhari has always constituted the most
potent and virile opposition to the ruling PDP in all the
elections he contested, and came second to the
candidate of PDP. This experience will be an advantage
to him in 2015.
In recognition of his numerous and enviable
contributions towards the development of the country,
Buhari has been conferred with a number of national and
international awards.
He is the recipient of the following: Grand Commander of
the Federal Republic (GCFR), Commander of the Federal
Republic (CFR), Defence Service Medal (DSM), National
Service Medal (NSM), General Service Medal (GSM), Loyal
Service and Good Conduct Medal (LSGCM), Force Service
Staff (FSS) and The Congo Medal (CD), among others.
Buhari, a man with a high level of discipline, who shuns
materialism, has zero tolerance for corruption.
Hence, he beats his chest publicly that he has never
stolen a kobo of public funds in all the positions he has
occupied and challenged anyone, who has evidence to
the contrary, to unveil so.

Indeed, he is a man with a passion for selfless service,
which he has promised to discharge to the good people
of Nigeria if given the mandate in 2015.



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Sai Buhari 2015!

the name buhari is ringing louder dan ever,wer i work currently everybody shared a hug about his victory,customers are are going to pich up der voters card because oh him,dis time pdp will b dazed,dey wnt even know wat happened to dem.i cnt bet anytin on dis,Nigerians are wiser,we yearn for change

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the people's general

Voting buhari is a sigh of Nigerians are getting over politics of money,tribalism and religion.

PDP are trying hard these days to preaching Hatred between religions.WATCH OUT THEIR POSTS

This man is awesome with the aura of greatness, if he had come b4 our time many would have mistaken him for a prophet. The only politician that can on his own fill a stadium to the brim without paying #5, yet people would live their state use their money to travel to him, ordinary people would fund his campaign, nobody says howmuch would he give me but what would we give him. Soft spoken and firm, in aura of greatness he would clinch his fist in the air. Brace urself change is here

zubby29:
the name buhari is ringing louder dan ever,wer i work currently everybody shared a hug about his victory,customers are are going to pich up der voters card because oh him,dis time pdp will b dazed,dey wnt even know wat happened to dem.i cnt bet anytin on dis,Nigerians are wiser,we yearn for change

And the PDPians here would wanna make us to believe that everything is well with them. They consistently say that Buhari only has supporters online, while PDP (GEJ) controls the people on ground. It would dawn on them come February 14th!

Buhari's biggest problem is that he allowed his enemies write his history for him. Time to dispel those lies.

Now I know why dis man is vouching for him.
Sai Buhari for Aso Rock next year.

The long road to Aso Villa has begun

Any sensible person must love the change buhari brings to the table.

Demonise him all you want, buhari is the man to do the job.

Almost all of his former colleagues have something good to pen about him.

Apart from the sychophants and people that are hell bent on destroying Naija, buhari is a good choice anytime any day.

d voice on d street is louder dan ever,every day onmy way home politics is discused in d bus nd all man is rootin for buhari

donphilopus:


And the PDPians here would wanna make us to believe that everything is well with them. They consistently say that Buhari only has supporters online, while PDP (GEJ) controls the people on ground. It would dawn on them come February 14th!

zubby29:
d voice on d street is louder dan ever,every day onmy way home politics is discused in d bus nd all man is rootin for buhari

Bros, discussing Buhari is now the order of the day in Nigeria!

Even Buhari knows he has failed.