Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria, and Goodluck Jonathan, former President, will lead an array of prominent Nigerian and international dignitaries, including Mahamadou Issoufou, former President of the Republic of Niger, to Abuja on November 19 for the unveiling of a three-volume authorised biography of the late President Muhammadu Buhari.
Suleiman Adamu, former Minister of Water Resources and Chairman of the Planning Committee, and Dr Udu Yakubu, the author, disclosed this on Wednesday at a press conference in Abuja.
Yakubu described Buhari: The Authorised Biography as a major historical undertaking documenting the late president’s life, political journey and place in Nigeria’s history.
He said Issoufou would chair the occasion, Tinubu would attend as Special Guest of Honour, while Jonathan would serve as Chief Presenter. The event is also expected to attract other former Nigerian leaders, political heavyweights, military officers, diplomats and prominent global figures.
In his remarks, Adamu said that Buhari personally authorised the project before his death, adding that the author relied on interviews, official records, speeches and historical documents.
Adamu said the biography was intended to transcend partisan interests and provide future generations with a documented account of Buhari’s place in Nigeria’s history.
In his remarks, Adamu described the authorised biography of late President Muhammadu Buhari as a major historical undertaking that documents not only his life and leadership but also Nigeria’s political evolution over more than five decades.
Adamu said the three-volume work provides an extensive account of Buhari’s military career, political struggles, eight-year presidency and enduring place in Nigeria’s history.
The former minister said Buhari’s political journey, spanning military rule, opposition politics and democratic governance, made his life inseparable from the country’s post-independence history.
‘Whether one agreed with him or disagreed with him, it was difficult to regard him as inconsequential. His life intersected with some of the most consequential periods in Nigeria’s post-independence history,’ he said.
The former minister explained that the first volume, Buhari the Phenomenon, examines his background and military career; the second, Buhari the Presidency, documents his administration between 2015 and 2023, while the third, Buhari the Reckoning, assesses his legacy in the economy, security, infrastructure, foreign affairs and governance.
Adamu disclosed that Buhari personally authorised the project before his death, adding that the research involved interviews, official records, speeches and historical documents.