It was reported today that the former President of Nigeria Muhammad Buhari Dies at 82 years in London where he was hospitalized.
His death, in a hospital, was confirmed by his spokesman and by Nigeria’s current president, Bola Tinubu, who sent his vice president to London to accompany the body back to Nigeria. Mr. Buhari suffered from ill health throughout his presidency, but what ailed him was kept a closely guarded secret, and the cause of his death was not known.
Buhari was linked to several of the military takeovers that punctuated Nigeria’s first years of independence from Britain in 1960, culminating in a coup by senior commanders on Dec. 31, 1983, that brought him to power.
After his 2015 election win, Buhari took six months to name his cabinet. During that time, the oil-dependent economy was hobbled by low crude prices, prompting people to call him "Baba Go Slow."
He won a second victory in 2019, despite his first term being blighted by Nigeria's first recession in a generation, militant attacks on oilfields, and repeated hospital stays.
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