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Ages of Nigerian Presidents and Heads of state on assumption of office (from Independence till date).

Civilian President/Prime minister:

Nnamdi Azikiwe ( 59yrs)
Tafawa Balewa ( 45yrs)

Military Heads of state:

Agunyi Ironsi (42yrs)
Yakubu Gowon (32yrs)
Muritala Muhammed (37yrs )
Olusegun Obasanjo ( 39yrs)

Civilian President:

Shehu Shagari (54years )

Military heads of state

Muhammad Buhari ( 42yrs)
Ibrahim Babangida (44yrs)
Ernest Shonekan-interim govt ( 57yrs)
Sani Abacha ( 50yrs)
Abdul Salam Abubar ( 56yrs)

Civilian presidents:

Olusegun Obasanjo (62yrs),
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (57yrs),
Goodluck Jonathan (53yrs),
Muhammadu Buhari (72yrs).

Source: Wikipedia & Encyclopedia Britannica.

The last and current president is the oldest, you can see his performance now compared to when he was a military president and that of his predecessors.

Any person above 65years shouldn't have any business ruling Nigeria as a president. They should go to old people's home and rest.

List compiled by Heartman Uchenna

You can imagine.

we dont need an old and sick president

ucheheart:
we dont need an old and sick president

We are not progressing at all
APC brought calamity on us

That Obasanjo (62 years) got me chuckling.

HedwigesMaduro:
That Obasanjo (62 years) got me chuckling.

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And Tinubu is still 69 up until now.
Orji Uzor Kalu became Governor at 39 and that makes him 62 now. So Tinubu is saying that he was 46 in 1999?

Obidient4life2:
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And Tinubu is still 69 up until now.
Orji Uzor Kalu became Governor at 39 and that makes him 62 now. So Tinubu is saying that he was 46 in 1999?

Been looking around, checking and rechecking all the spellings of the words in what I posted to see any word that remotely looks like Tinubu there. I'm yet to find any.

HedwigesMaduro:
That Obasanjo (62 years) got me chuckling.

yes as at when he became civilian president.

Bv