Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR)
President of Nigeria
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR)
KatsinaPDP75 yearsProvincial Secondary School, Katsina; Nigerian Military Training College
3
Offices
3
Achievements
3
Elections
0
Court cases
7
Sources
The Juice — 5 things Nigerians should know
- 2SourceNiger Delta Amnesty (2009)
Programme quelled militant attacks and restored oil production capacity.
- 3Source$50m Katsina surplus
Left office as Governor with a reported $50m budget surplus — rare for a Nigerian state.
- 4Source7-Point Agenda
Power, Food, Wealth, Transport, Land, Security, Education — his governing programme.
- 5SourceDoctrine of Necessity (2010)
Prolonged ill health triggered a constitutional crisis resolved by the Senate's Doctrine of Necessity vote elevating Jonathan to Acting President.
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Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR)
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About
Family
- Father: Musa Yar’Adua - Federal Minister for Lagos in the First
- Elder Brother: Major General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua (Chief of Staff,
- Spouse: Turai Yar’Adua (married 1975)
- Children: Seven children with Turai
- Family Status: Born to an elite Fulani family; prominent in
Key Information
Years in Public Office—
Offices Held3
Political PartyPDP
Current OfficeChairman, ECOWAS
Personal
Age
75 years
Born
Aug 16, 1951
Place of Birth
Katsina, Katsina State
Education
Provincial Secondary School, Katsina; Nigerian Military Training College
Ethnicity
Fulani
Religion
Islam
Marital Status
Widower
Offices Held
- 2007 – 2008Chairman, ECOWAS
- 2007 – 2010President, Federal Republic of NigeriaNigeria
- 1999 – 2007Governor, Katsina StateKatsina State
Recent Achievements
- Niger Delta Amnesty2009Programme that quelled militant attacks and restored oil production.
- 7-Point Agenda2007Defined Power, Food, Wealth Creation, Transport, Land, Security and Education priorities.
- $50m Katsina surplus2007Left Katsina State with a reported $50 million budget surplus.