President Muhammadu Buhari Clocks 73 Today

 

 

President Muhammadu Buhari GCF, who was born on 17 December 1942 clocks 73 today.

 

The one time Military Head of State was elected and appointed President on 29 May 2015 after he beat his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan in one of Nigeria's most publicised elections.

 

President Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general and was Head of State of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup d'état.

 

He unsuccessfully ran for the office of President in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections.

 

Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, making it the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015.

 

Hearty Cheers to President Muhammadu Buhari!