What is the full name of the current president of Nigeria?
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What is the full name of the current president of Nigeria? I learning more about Nigeria and will be doing a term paper on the nation Nigeria so please help me with this.
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The current president of Nigeria who was elected under the platform of the APC is popularly addressed by his first name – Buhari. Amongst Nigerians he is known as such. I supposed there will be other names that are known by his school mate and family members.
However, officially, the full name of the current president of Nigeria is
President Muhammadu Buhari
Other names for president Buhari includes
1 The general
2 Bubu
3 Oga at the top
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari is number 4th on the list of democratically elected president in modern Nigeria. He was first elected as the president of Nigeria in 2015, was re-elected in 2019, still under APC. Although the election was characterized by wide spread discrepancy, he was however upheld as the president by the election tribunal.
The full names of the President of Nigeria popularly known as Buhari are president Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
He is was born December 17 1942 and he is a member of the political party APC.
He assumed the Presidency office in may 2015 from the former president Goodluck Jonathan.
He was a former head of state and he is a retired major general in Nigeria army.
He was born into a fulani family of hardo Adamu in Daura, kastina state, his father was a Fulani chief, he is the 23rd child of his father but was raised by his mother because his father died when he was still a child.
Across different regions and states, he is addressed differently.
Commander in chief
Mr President
But the full name of the current president of Nigeria remains – President Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
The Current President of Nigeria Popularly known for his numerous names which include President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), Baba, Oga at the Top but Officially he is addressed as President General Muhammadu Buhari GCFR.
He hails from then Daura, Northern Region, British Nigeria but now Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria.
He was born on the 17th of December, 1942 (Age 76), was married Safinatu Yusuf in 1971 but got divorced in 1988 and currently married to Aisha Halilu since 1989 with a total of 10 Children.
President Muhammadu Buhari started in the early military career in the Nigeria Military Training College, and also attended the Mons Officer Cadet School and the U. S. Army War College. With 24 years of service between 1961-1985 he rose to the rank of a Major General.
He was one time Governor of Borno state (3 Feb. 1976 – 15 Mar. 1976), the incumbent minister of Petroleum Resources (From 11 Nov. 2015 til date) and He was the 7th President (31 Dec. 1983 – 27 Aug. 1985) during the Military Regime.
Mr. President as he is sometimes called is also the 15th and incumbent President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Position he assumed since 29th May, 2015, he was re-elected in the last presidential election for a second term while he will be leaving office in the year 2023.
The current president of nigeria is bola ahmed tinubu. He was sworn into power on the 29th of may, 2023. He Is the 16th commander in chief of the armed forces in Nigeria.