Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR)
President of Nigeria
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR)
KatsinaPDP74 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
74 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.