Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR, (born February 25, 1925) served as the first and only President of Nigeria's Second Republic (1979–1983), after the handover of power by General Olusegun Obasanjo's military government. Shagari also served seven times in a ministerial or cabinet post as a federal minister and federal commissioner from 1958-1975.

Shagari was made the Turaki of the fula Sokoto Caliphate in 1962 by the Sultan of Sokoto Siddiq Abubakar III. Turaki means an officer at court, in this case, in the fula caliphate palace of Sokoto. In addition, he also holds the chieftaincy titles, of the Ochiebuzo of Ogbaland, the Ezediale of Aboucha and the Baba Korede of Ado Ekiti.

He worked as a teacher for a brief period before entering politics in 1951 and in 1954 was elected to the federal House of Representatives. At 92, he is currently the oldest living former Nigerian president.

minasota:
Which way Nigeria

minasota:
Which way Nigeria

minasota:
Which way Nigeria

GENT95:
Happy birthday to the 3rd best presido after Nnamdi Azik and Musa Yardua,others na wash including the current Bubu

dingbang:
Na wa.. All these politicians wey dabaru Nigeria still dey alive ni..


Happy birthday Sir..

Yankee101:
Overthrown by Buhari. Saying they were corrupt. Imagine how corrupt we have become since then.

Vote Buhari/APC out, let's correct that mistake

Even if Buhari is not as corrupt as the other leaders, incompetence through inability or lack of will power to select people who know what you don't know to run an efficient govt is an indictment.