Tinubu, Ex Niger President, Issoufou, Others to Grace Launch of Buhari’s Authorised Biography Nov 19

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and former Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou are among the dignitaries who will attend the public unveiling of the authorized biography of late President Muhammadu Buhari on November 19 in Abuja. The chairman of the planning committee, Suleiman Adamu, made this announcement during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.

The biography, authored by Dr. Udu Yakubu and published by May Publishing, is a three-volume study of Buhari's life, public service, and historical record. Adamu emphasized that the presentation is not a political rally but a significant national moment for history, memory, leadership, public service, and the responsibility of one generation to provide the next with a reliable record of the events that shaped their time.

Buhari's political career has spanned more than half a century, encompassing military and civilian eras, triumphs and detentions, opposition and power. He served as a soldier, military commander, military governor, federal commissioner, military Head of State, political detainee, presidential candidate, opposition leader, and democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023.

Adamu highlighted that few Nigerian public figures have experienced such a wide range of reversals of fortune and have remained at the center of national affairs for so long.

The three volumes of the biography cover Buhari's origin and formation, his military career, his rise to national prominence, his years as Head of State, his political isolation, and his eight years in power from 2015 to 2023. The final volume delves into thematic assessments beyond chronology, examining Buhari's impact on Nigeria's economy, security, infrastructure, foreign affairs, anti-corruption efforts, institutional reform, social policy, and the broader questions that will define his place in history.