1. He is the 23rd child of his father. 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).

3. Buhari undertook military training in three countries (the United States, India and the United Kingdom).

4. He reared cattle as a young boy.

5. He has eight military medals.

6. He knew his successor, Ibrahim Babangida, was going to overthrow his government.

7. He was imprisoned by Babangida for nearly four years

8. His mother died in 1988 while he was in detention and was not allowed to attend her funeral

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

10. 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 withdraw.

11. He rejected an offer to work with the late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government.

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

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

14. He is the third Fulani person to rule Nigeria.

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

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What a man!

Every human has a background

2nd to comment.

Let him chase all the bad people on top. if possible, kill them all and also commit suicide after All these, the change will be complete.

16. He was called docile by children of hate who he will now rule over.

17. His certificate was hidden by some corrupt bastards who are on their way to jail.

18. The igbos dread him simply because the igbos refuse to be reason. They expected him to rule like a civilian in a military regime.

19. His yoruba name is Oyewole. The Igbos have refused him an Igbo name hence he does not have one and hence the igbos also won't get the senate president seat.

IF THIS DOES NOT MAKE FRONT PAGE..........THEN I AM NOT CALLED..........

And he is agent of change.

He should be ready for online insults and affront that will be directed at him and his administration- Opposition may try his patience.