Alh. Shehu Shagari!
He is old now and has never really been visible since after his tenor. I wish we could really honor people like this that are deserving. He is the only President of Nigeria worth any sincere honours.
He was dethroned by..... (let's just say the Army) "maka ndi uta"🤣. But like the late Dele Giwa wrote in his Newswatch Magazine "Shagari knew nothing, saw nothing, did nothing" - referring to the purported corruption in his Govt. We now know that his Govt was just a "trainee in corruption". They really didn't know how to steal in billions or "cut grass" in billions😀
President Shehu Shagari, unlike his letter writing counterpart/others, has been the only American style President in Nigerian history from Nnamdi Azikiwe.
Have you observed something?
American Presidents rarely comment or criticize their successors - very rarely. They believe they had their turn and others deserve their own turn without "hate speeches"😊.
President Shagari was also the only Nigerian President that "was literate". He was a formally a teacher.
All others can not read though they can write🤣
Yes oh! If you can read, then as a President, you start with reading the Nigerian constitution. You would easily observe that there is no provision in our constitution for the revered Office of the First Lady at both National and state levels. None!
The News broke yesterday that Her Excellency Aisha Buhari's aide was arrested for a N2.5b fraud!!!
Waoh!
From where? Who funded that fraud when we can't fix our roads or fund capital projects without "borrow pose" or selling off our assets in a hurry? Who did that funding and from which constitutional expense heading?
Could that be why Mike Ozekhome (SAN, OFR) said we run a "one scandal a week Govt?". Oga SAN, I thought it was a "hate speech" until this news broke. Now, you deserve to be called "Double SAN". Afterall, we have "Double Chief".
Check out history!
"Wikipedia
First Lady of Nigeria
Incumbent - Aisha Buhari
since 29 May 2015
Inaugural holder - Flora Azikiwe
Formation 1963
The First Lady of Nigeria is an informal, but accepted title, held by the wife of the President of Nigeria. The current First Lady is Aisha Buhari who has held the title since 29 May 2015.
The Constitution of Nigeria does not create an office for the country's First Lady or potential First Gentleman.
However, official funding and staff have been allocated to the First Lady of Nigeria since the country's independence. The First Lady is addressed by the title, Her Excellency.
Stella Obasanjo is the only Nigerian First Lady to have died in office.
First Ladies of Nigeria/
Name Term Begins/ Term Ends /President or Head of State!
*Flora Azikiwe - 1 October 1963 - 16 January 1966/ Nnamdi Azikiwe
Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi - 16 January 1966 - 29 July 1966/ Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
*Victoria Gowon - 1 August 1966 - 29 July 1975 /Yakubu Gowon
*Ajoke Mohammed - 29 July 1975 - 13 February 1976 /Murtala Mohammed
*Esther Oluremi Obasanjo - 13 February 1976 - 1 October 1979/ Olusegun Obasanjo
*No First Lady -1 October 1979 - 31 December 1983 Shehu Shagari
*Safinatu Buhari - 31 December 1983 - 27 August 1985/ Muhammadu Buhari
*Maryam Babangida - 27 August 1985 - 26 August 1993 Ibrahim Babangida
*Margaret Shonekan - 26 August 1993 - 17 November 1993/ Ernest Shonekan
*Maryam Abacha - 17 November 1993 - 8 June 1998/ Sani Abacha
*Fati Lami Abubakar - 8 June 1998 - 29 May 1999/ Abdulsalami Abubakar
*Stella Obasanjo - 29 May 1999 - 23 October 2005 (Died in office) *Olusegun Obasanjo
Office vacant - 23 October 2005 - 29 May 2007 /Olusegun Obasanjo
*Turai Yar'Adua - 29 May 2007 - 9 February 2010/ Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
*Patience Jonathan - 9 February 2010 - 6 May 2010 /Goodluck Jonathan (acting)
*Patience Jonathan - 6 May 2010 - 29 May 2015/ Goodluck Jonathan
*Aisha Buhari - 29 May 2015 Present/ Muhammadu Buhari"
History doesn't lie, especially if well captured.
Some people have even given us two First Ladies each when many women "never see chop"
I remain Sam
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