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Birthday: Abdulsalami Abubakar Turns 84 Today!

Abdulsalami Abubakar (born June 13, 1942) is a Nigerian statesman and retired Nigerian Army general who served as the de facto President of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff between 1993 and 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon his death.

During his leadership, Nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections. He transferred power to president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo on 29 May 1999. He is the current Chairman of the National Peace Committee.

Abubakar from the Hausa ethnic group was born on 13 June 1942 to his father Abubakar Jibrin and his mother Fatikande Mohammed, in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.

From 1950 to 1956 he attended Minna Native Authority Primary school. From 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at Government College, Bida, Niger State. From January to October 1963 he studied at Kaduna Technical College.

Presidency

Nigeria had been ruled by military leaders since Muhammadu Buhari seized power from Shehu Shagari in a 1983 coup. Although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida. Reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, Abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 June 1998 after the unexpected death of Abacha. He declared a weeklong period of national mourning.

A few days after assuming office, Abubakar promised to hold elections within a year and transfer power to an elected president. He established the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), appointing former Supreme Court Justice Ephraim Akpata as chairman. The INEC held a series of elections first for Local Government Areas in December 1998, then for State Assemblies and Governors, National Assemblies and finally for the President on 27 February 1999. Although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.

Transfer of power

Surprising some critics of the country's military, in May 1999 General Abubakar, handed over power to the newly elected civilian president, Olusegun Obasanjo and retired from the army.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulsalami_Abubakar

Happy birthday to one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of all time.

The funny thing is that no ethnicity or tribe has issues with him. His acceptance cuts across all tribes in Nigeria.

So. Congratulations sir. Nice one

wonderful leader, calm....happy birthday
xxxxx

HBD sir, I wish you long life and good health, Amen. 🙏

the more you look the less you'll see

84 looks good on him. Happy birthday grandpa.

He is still very much healthy. Thank God for the gift of life.

The only man that knows what truly happened to Abacha and Abiola...

D luckiest military president







Money moves.

He is a leader worth celebrating and emulating.
Many happy returns sir.

This one na part of the problem too.

Heroes or Zeroes? To hell with anybody tampering with the truths of our history.

Na small thing yekini take senior am

84 and the man get strength pass our presido

Hbd to a theif
People thinking u didn't loot
Theif

HBD man. PBAT just senior him with only 5 years.

I remember when this baba take over when Abacha travelled to (Mecca) ⚰️ and refused to extend after about 6 months or so in ASO ROCK.i remember how Bamaiyi struggled to hijacked power b4 the Military command pick ABDULSALAM.How MKO died in their custody is another story*only dem sabi*.

He successfully handover to Pa OBJ.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR

Stup*d Seun you have been deleting my messages for many month now

Racist .

The Accidental Public Servant

Dat man struggling to enter Aso ROCK by FORCE once worked for Abacha . He's now SAINT . incorruptible .


HAPPY BIRTHDAY PA ABDUL

Happy Birthday sir. May God continue to bless you in good health and longer life.🙏🤲

Wickedfacts:
Happy birthday to one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of all time.

The funny thing is that no ethnicity or tribe has issues with him. His acceptance cuts across all tribes in Nigeria.

Your last paragraph honour should go to OBJ
HBD to Abubakar

nlfpmod:
Birthday: Abdulsalami Abubakar Turns 84 Today!



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulsalami_Abubakar

All these people in the pictures could not develop Nigeria meanwhile only two persons developed UAE,Dubai, only One person developed Singapore

OBJ god father, MKO family should ask this man more questions

abulsalam is a good man. he started minimum wage of 3k. b4 then, it was 1k. benz 200 then was 200k. my papa wey don work for almost 20 years yearly salary as level 10 b4 abubakir, was 140. he increased it with minimum wage to 280k minus other allowances. he bought benz 200 8 months into abubakir government and bought land. abubakir government was like civilian type.everthing relax. obasanjo increase am well well join. abubakir and obj, i always pray for u and your generation unborn sirs. tinubu and apc thunder fire una down to una unborn generation.

Everybody is getting very old. See injustice in house of representatives

ATEAMS:
the more you look the less you'll see

Thank you! Many people are fooled, they don't know the real monster in the closet

Na dem dem, scatter scatter

ATEAMS:
the more you look the less you'll see

You got it, nothing to praise about our leaders both past and present

emmabest2000:
Your last paragraph honour should go to OBJ
HBD to Abubakar

Exactly my thoughts. Only obj fits in. But Abdulsalaam has been so respected for keeping his words of returning Nigeria to democracy.

Where is the now picture of the sucker?

Wickedfacts:
Happy birthday to one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of all time.

The funny thing is that no ethnicity or tribe has issues with him. His acceptance cuts across all tribes in Nigeria.