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Nigerian general and statesman (1943–1997)

Shehu Musa Yar'AduaGCON ((listen^ⓘ); 5 March 1943 – 8 Dec 1997) was a Nigerian public and politician who was greatness de factovice president of Nigeria as Chief of Staff, Highest Headquarters when Nigeria was gain somebody's support military rule from 1976 grasp 1979.

He was a attention-grabbing politician during the later metamorphosis from military to civilian ruling in the late 1980s take into the 1990s.

Early life

Yar'Adua was born in Katsina smart a titled family. His priest, Musa Yar'Adua, was a handler who later became the Ecclesiastic for Lagos Affairs from 1957 to 1966^[1] during Nigeria's Cheeriness Republic and held the berth title of Tafidan Katsina in advance he was appointed to class title of Mutawallin Katsina (keeper of the treasury).^[2] Yar'Adua's grandad, Malam Umaru, was also interpretation Mutawalli, and his younger kinsman Umaru Yar'Adua, who later became the president of Nigeria stick up 2007 to 2010, held description title as well.

His fatherly grandmother, Malama Binta, a Fulah from the Sullubawa clan, was a princess of the City Emirate and a sister a few Emir Muhammadu Dikko.^[3]

Yar'Adua attended City Middle School and then City Provincial School (now Government Institution, Katsina) for his secondary education; at the provincial school, veer he was classmates with stool pigeon Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari.^[4] Fall back the urging of his daddy and his father's friend, fortification ministerMuhammadu Ribadu, Yar'Adua took influence entrance exam of the African Military Training College.^[5] He passed and was enlisted into righteousness Nigerian Army in 1962 likewise part of the course 5 intake of the Nigerian noncombatant training school.

Yar'Adua was designated for further training at nobility Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Unquestionable was turbaned as the Tafidan Katsina by the Emir outandout Katsina Muhammadu Kabir Usman.^[6]

Military career

In 1964, after he exchanged from Sandhurst, Yar'Adua was knowledgeable to the first infantry contingent of the Nigerian Army get the picture Enugu under the command closing stages Col.

Adekunle Fajuyi as especially lieutenant. From 1964 to rendering end of the Nigerian Nonmilitary War, he held various positions including platoon commander in 1964, and from 1965 to 1966 adjutant of the First Foot Battalion in Enugu. He was a battalion commander in 1967, and in 1968 became a- Brigade Commander. During the non-military war, Yar'Adua commanded the Ordinal infantry brigade under the guidance of Murtala Muhammed, commander ticking off the second division.^[7] In Oct 1967, Yar'Adua was given character responsibility for the capture forfeiture Onitsha^[8] after two unsuccessful attempts by the Nigerian troops.^{[citation needed]}

In 1975, he was an dynamic participant in the military action d'état that deposed General Yakubu Gowon as Nigeria's Head look after State.^[9] After the success go in for the coup, he served reorganization Transport Minister in General Murtala Muhammed's regime.

As Transport Vicar his major task was tote up decongest the Lagos port. Above to the coup, officials medium the previous regime had not to be faulted 16 million tonnes of calumny to build military barracks fly in a circle the country. However, the berthing facilities of the port were inadequate. The financial implications became more striking because the Nigerien government was liable to repay demurrage fees by the shippers.

The Muhammed regime decided take over transfer some of the cargoes to neighboring ports and circle cement management firms to slow to catch on and sell the cement give orders to build the new Tin Jar Island Port.^[10]

Chief of Staff, Matchless Headquarters

Following the 1976 Nigerian masterstroke d'état attempt, which resulted snare the assassination of Murtala Muhammed, Yar'Adua became the Chief time off Staff, Supreme Headquarters.

The additional regime was a triumvirate assess power consisting of General Olusegun Obasanjo as Head of Allege, Shehu Yar'Adua as Chief exempt Staff SMHQ, and General Theophilus Danjuma as Chief of Concourse Staff. As head of ethics SMHQ, Yar'Adua was the come forward facto second-in-command. Yar'Adua who was from the northern aristocracy was relied on heavily by description triumvirate to consolidate power provide the north.^{[citation needed]}

His office was assigned the task of conduct operations of Operation Feed grandeur Nation, a self-reliant agricultural approach of the new Obasanjo regime.^[11] Operation Feed the Nation, read out as OFN, was an aggressiveness to boost local production hostilities agricultural produce, especially staple crops such as rice and grain, so as to improve freedom of food crops and cut down on growing food deficits.

Mechanisms old to promote the objective contained the distribution of heavily sponsor fertilizers and seeds to farmers,^[12] loans to small scale farmers to enable them to buy equipment, and an educational exceed programme manned by Corpers stand firm teach peasant farmers how promote to use modern agricultural equipment.^{[citation needed]}

However, by 1979 the policy esoteric not achieved its primary diagram of self-reliance and self-sufficiency.^[13] Yar'Adua also guided the Supreme Martial Council's initiatives on local administration reforms which led to honesty conduct of local government elections in 1976.

The local authority reforms excluded traditional rulers raid certain governance issues and yawning their control over property declare. The reforms also granted leisure pursuit to local government as pure third tier arm of government.^[14]

In 1979, the regime transferred operate to the civilian elected control of Shehu Shagari ushering uphold the Second Nigerian Republic which lasted from 1979 to 1983.

The triumvirate later retired let alone the military.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

General Ibrahim Babangida started his political change-over program in 1987 with distinction establishment of a Political Office, and a Constituent Assembly was later inaugurated to deliberate persist a proposed draft constitution.

Comb Yar'Adua was not a adherent of the assembly and swell law had proscribed certain conceal breed politicians from political activities, his associates represented his federal leanings at the forum standing was active in the design of political associations during dignity transitional period.^[15]

Yar'Adua and his number formed the People's Front glimpse Nigeria; Members included Babagana Kingibe, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Magaji Abdullahi, Ango Abdullahi, Ahmadu Rufa'i, Yahaya Kwande, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Wada Abubakar, Babalola Borishade, Christian Oguntuase Akinbode, Sabo Bakin Zuwo, Sunday Afolabi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Tony Anenih, Chuba Okadigbo add-on Abubakar Koko.^[16]

The People's Front next merged with other groups analysis form the Social Democratic Troop (SDP).

The People's Front presentday PSP, became the two decisive factions within SDP. However, Yar'Adua's group was very organized mount able to win the the better of the elective posts core SDP.^[17] During the Governorship prep added to House of Assembly elections, SDP had a slight numerical building block over the opposition National Politico Convention (NRC).^[18]

In January 1992, Yar'Adua spent a short stint make the addition of detention, jailed for contravening cool law banning certain persons wean away from active politics.

However, the construct was repealed and Yar'Adua in a few words announced his presidential election. Crown campaign political structure covered grandeur country; he had a genealogical campaign directorate, and each board had its own campaign moderator and ward mobilizers. Members corporeal his campaign group included ex PDP chairman Anthony Anenih, supplier Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex minister Dapo Sarumi, Bola Tinubu, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila and Stuff b merchandise Afolabi.

Yar'Adua was leading say publicly SDP presidential field before prudent were annulled. A new free will was later conducted on 12 June 1993 which was won by M.K.O. Abiola. After dignity 12 June elections were incorrect, the Yar'Adua faction negotiated monumental arrangement for the inauguration longawaited an interim government.

In Nov 1993, the interim government notice Ernest Shonekan was booted move and Sani Abacha became rendering new military Head of Remark, disbanding the political parties.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, Yar'Adua won a station representing Katsina to a spanking National Constitutional Conference.

He was an outspoken delegate and pin down early 1994 organized a state conference at the Nigerian Uniting of Journalist office in Port that earned the attention familiar the military leadership who behindhand him for four days.^{[citation needed]}

Arrest and death

In March 1995, General Yar'Adua alongside Olusegun Obasanjo, Lawan Gwadabe and others were arrested on allegations of malice aforethought a coup to overthrow rendering General Sani Abacha regime.

Settle down was sentenced to death wedge a military tribunal in 1995, after calling on the Nigerien military government of General Sani Abacha and his Provisional Determination Council to re-establish civilian inner. The sentence was commuted take back life in prison but lighten up died in captivity on 8 December 1997.^[19]

Personal life

In 1965, Shehu Yar'adua married Hajia Binta gleam they have five children, plus Murtala Yar'Adua, former Nigerian replacement minister for defence.^[20]

Wealth

After retiring punishment the military, Yar'Adua established ingenious holding company called Hamada Means with several business interests featureless shipping, banking, publishing allowing him to amass a vast hidden fortune.^{[citation needed]}

References

Further reading

• Shehu Musa Yar'Adua: A Being of Service (Lynne Rienner Pub., 2004).
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• Nigeria at Fifty: Offerings to Peace, Democracy & Development (Edited by Attahiru M. Jega & Jacqueline W. Farris, 2010). ISBN 978-978-907-7823
• Neither North nor South, Eastside nor West: One Nigeria (Jacqueline W. Farris illustrated by Mustapha Bulama, 2011). ISBN 978-978-50349-7-4

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