Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82 in London | Muhammadu Buhari
A presidential spokesman said that Nigeria’s former President of Nigerian President of Nigerian president, who ruled the most populous country of Africa from 2015 to 2023, died in London on Sunday, the first Nigerian President of Nigerian President.
President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman said in an article in X: “President Bukhari died today at 16:30 in London [1530 GMT]After a long -term disease. “
After a coup in the 1980s, 82 -year -old Bukhari, who first ruled the country as a military ruler, won a loyal follow -up for the Anti -Corruption Policy Brand.
He referred to him as a “transformed democrat ve and changed his military uniform for caftan and prayer headings.
“I belong to everyone and I belong to anyone” regular escape steam, supporters and critics.
In 2015, Bukhari defeated Goodluck Jonathan in what Nigeria was thought to be the most fair election to date. Many hoped that retired Major General would destroy the armed groups, just like the country’s military president.
Instead, violence, which is mostly limited to the spread of northeast. This excluded from the control of armed security forces in the northwest of Nigeria, wandered uncontrollable armed separatists and gangs in the Southeast.
Most of Bukhari’s objection, as a military and civilian ruler, was lying in the fight against corruption, a central board of his agenda. He said the endemic corruption in Nigeria’s political culture is holding people back.
However, Bukhari was rapidly disappointed after the 2015 win. It took six months to give the name of the cabinet. During this time, the oil -dependent economy is full of low raw prices and asked people to say “Father slowly”.
The second victory in 2019, Nigeria’s first stagnation in a generation, although the militant attacks and repeated hospital stays came.
Bukhari was born on December 17, 1942 in Daura, in the northwestern province of Katsina and enrolled in the 19 -year -old army. Finally, he would rise to the rank of Major General.
In 1983, he seized it as a military ruler, promising to revive a wrongly ruled country. Bukhari received a difficult line on everything from the conditions sought by the International Monetary Fund to the non -bus queues.
In 1984, he tried to kidnap a former minister and vocal critic in the UK. London airport officials opened a ballot box containing the kidnapped politician.
The first clue in ruling was short -lived. Only 18 months later, another military officer was removed by Ibrahim Babangida.
Bukhari spent most of the next 30 years in eaves political parties and tried to run to the presidency until the final victory of Jonathan in 2015.
