Then in December 1965, just when Ian Smith made the Unilateral Declaration of Independence, Shehu Shagari attended the CPA conference in Wellington, New Zealand where he criticized and made an explicit denunciation of Ian Smith's declaration. Shehu Shagari, in full Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, (born 1925, Shagari, Nigeria—died December 28, 2018, Abuja, Nigeria), Nigerian politician, president of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983. The organization became one of the smaller groups that came together to be part of Northern People's Congress (NPC) 2hich was founded in 1948. Shagari also established a Petroleum Training Institute[21]. [6] In 1958, Shagari was appointed as parliamentary secretary (he left the post in 1959) to the Nigerian Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and that year he also served as the Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries.[4]. Shehu Usman Shagari was born in 1925 in the northern Shagari village founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa’i, who was also the Village Head, and took the name Shagari as his family name. Young Shehu was enrolled at age four into a Quranic school before attending a primary school in Yabo. Over 2 million men, women and children were affected. The key objectives of the program were to limit import licenses, reduce government spending, and raise custom duties. 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From 1959 to 1960, Shagari was the pioneer Federal Minister for Economic Development of independent Nigeria where his Ministry was responsible for drawing the 1962–1968 development plan. located thirty miles from Sokoto. Shehu Shagari was the first democratically elected Executive President of the Federa Republic of Nigeria. He also represented the Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa at Winston Churchill's funeral.[7][8]. His father Magaji Aliyu and mother, Mariamu were both of Fulani origin. The BBC issued its report on 26 June, recommending the privatization of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and its independence from political interests. Shehu Shagari, the executive president of Nigeria, is dead. His father’s name is Aliyu and his mother’s name is Mariamu. Nigerian reacts as a former president Shehu Shagari dies at the age of 93. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. In housing, Shagari had the target of building 200,000 housing units, but by June 1983, only thirty thousand (32,000) units had been completed. Shagari ran for a second four-year term in 1983 and won the general election before later being overthrown in the 1983 December coup d'ètat. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Usman Shagari is the son of former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Muktar Shehu Shagari, who is the son of former President of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari. Illegal aliens from Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso along with over 6,000 Nigerian Muslim fanatics killed over 100 policemen while injuring 100 policemen. Usman is a graduate of Regent University, London. ;] However, due to traditional rites that prevented rulers from participating in business, Aliyu relinquished some of his tradi… Reply. From 1962 to 1965, Shagari was made the Federal Minister for Internal Affairs. In 1980, with the oil revenue, Shagari finished building the Kaduna refinery, which started operating that year. written to him by Pius Okigbo was smuggled for him from Enugu Prisons. Mister President : a biography of Shehu Aliyu Shagari, first executive president of Nigeria.. [Nigeria. Shehu Usman Shagari was born on 25 February 1925 in Shagari to a Sunni Muslim Fulani family. When the British Provincial Educational Officer was informed of Shagari's attendance, his salary increment was postponed that year to serve as a punishment. . Kingpostz says: October 7, 2018 at 8:29 am Na waa All this guys no fine reach me. Add Comment . Inland ports were also built and modernized and a new river port was commissioned at Onitsha and another modern river port to serve the Ajaokuta Steel Mill.[26]. Well, Usman is the son of Muktar Shehu Shagari, who is a son of former President Shehu Shagari. Shagari reportedly died at the National Hospital Abuja on Friday after a brief illness. 0. Reply. Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari, who died on Friday, December 28, 2018, was Nigeria’s first executive president from 1979 to 1983. Other infrastructures include 5,000 housing for federal workers, a statehouse secretariate and a presidential guest house (Aguda House), Statehouse, National Assembly and National Mosques were also being built, 3 five star hotels, schools, hospitals, other constructions and some major road to into the city were in the works during the Shagari administration. (see photo he shared on Instagram with his father). From 1965 up until the first military coup in January 1966, Shagari was the Federal Minister for Works and had executed many important projects including Eko Bridge Lagos which was the first major contract of the German construction firm Julius Berger in Nigeria, and the completion of the Niger Bridge which was commissioned in 1966 by Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Shagari's government was a great supporter of ECOWAS and allotted a plot for the building of its headquarters in Abuja. Shagari was founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa'i. [31], The one-year term Shagari administration saw a rapid growth of the capacity of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Federal Open University was also established during the end of Shagari's administration in 1981. He served as the Executive Secretary of the Sokoto Province Education Development Fund in 1967, where he built many provincial schools. In the same meeting. ” tonja says: June 6, 2018 at 2:43 pm still Moslem? As Minister of Economic Development, he was a member of the Nigerian delegation to the Tangiers Conference of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) which was led by Minister of Finance Chief Festus Okotie Eboh. His father, Magaji Aliyu, died when Shehu Shagari was 5 years old, and the future President was reared by his older brother, Muhammadu Bello. In his four-year term, there was a dramatic improvement in secondary schools and teachers in Teaching colleges multiplied. Shagari was 93 years old and will be buried in his Shagari village today at 2pm. Shehu Usman Shagari was born in 1925 in Shagari village founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa’i, who was also the Village Head, and took the name Shagari … Because of this, there was widespread impression that Nigeria's security and economy was threatened by illegal aliens and this belief was fueled by the fact that other West African nationals had aided in armed robberies. Shagari also built and improved some seaports including Sapele Ports Complex and started Federal Ocean Terminal in Port Harcourt. The West-African Pilot was banned in the northern region schools and Shagari wrote for it an article for its revival in 1948. This is the Biography of Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari,Turakin Sokoto, first democratically elected President of Nigeria. External image. [3] Aliyu died five years after Shehu's birth, and Shehu's elder brother, Bello, briefly took on his father's mantle as Magajin Shagari. In transportation, he launched many road networks across the country including the ones leading to the new Federal Capital Abuja. Shehu Shagari was born on February 25, 1925 to the family of Magaji Aliyu and Mariamu both of Fulani origins in Northern Nigeria. Shehu Shagari laid the first infrastructure of the new city, the first of which is the road from Suleja to the site of capital city. Nigeria acquired most of its sophisticated weapons during this time until the recent upgrades and acquisitions. After the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état, Shagari was among the government officials who handed over government to the military leadership of Maj. Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi. [12] In 1978, Shehu Shagari was a founding member of the National Party of Nigeria. Thefamousnaija exclusively gathers that the Nigerian fitness model can't wait to walk down the aisle in 2021. Federal government budget in brief, fiscal year 1982. Wikipedia biography. From 1960 to 1962, he the Federal Minister for Pensions which undertook the mission of Nigerianization of the civil service. He has severally made his position known everywhere he was including during his State Visits to the United Kingdom and The United States where President Jimmy Carter had congratulated him on the independence of Zimbabwe. It also offered scholarships for students studying abroad.[28]. Shehu Usman Shagari was born in 1925 in the northern Shagari village founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa’i, who was also the Village Head, and took the name Shagari as his family name. Shagari's administration also upgraded seven other existing colleges of Education to degree-awarding institutions in Abraka, Ondo,Kano,Ado Ekiti, Bidda, Port Harcourt, and Zaria and also established eight other Federal polytechnics in Ado Ekiti, Bidda, Bauchi, Idah, Uwana (Afikpo), Yola and Ilaro. Shehu Shagari’s Granddaughter & Namadi Sambo’s In-law Set to marry, check out their pre-wedding photos . Shagari "refused to embrace" structural adjustment from the IMF and World Bank as the crisis progressed,[30] and initiated an Economic Stabilization Program to help protect the country against a hard landing from prior highs of the 1970s and to steer the economy towards positive growth. However, that did not convince the military junta which took over. In 1983, Shagari issued an executive order mandating immigrants without proper immigration documents to leave the country or they would be arrested according to the law. Correspondence between President Shagari and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher shows that he has put so much pressure on Britain concerning the independence of Zimbabwe to the extent of risking the relationship between both countries. He was born in a town founded by his great-grandfather, hence carry the family name. 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Prior to becoming Magajin Shagari, Aliyu was a farmer, trader and herder. Thefamousnaija exclusively gathers that the Nigerian fitness model can't wait to walk down the aisle in 2021. Usman is the second son of the Deputy Governor of Sokoto state (Mukthar Shagari), he lost his elder brother, Lukman in a ghastly accident last year. The Ministry only lasted for Three months before the 1983 coup. [3] Between 1944 and 1952, Shagari matriculated at the Teachers Training College, in Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria. Abbey says: November 28, 2018 at 11:17 am hot buh no foine pass me. Shagari refused to see Mohammed Ali during his lobby tour. Kingpostz says: October 7, 2018 at 8:29 am Na waa All this guys no fine reach me. Following the Nigerian Civil War, from 1970 to 1971, Shagari was appointed by the military head of state General Yakubu Gowon as the federal commissioner for economic development, rehabilitation, and reconstruction which worked to carry out reconciliation policy of Gowon's Government. Most of the immigrants were West Africans and mainly Ghanaians. The fall in oil prices that began in 1981 affected the finances of the Nigerian government. His term coincided with the brief period of civil government who lived his country. Get all latest content delivered straight to your inbox. The military procurement under Shagari remains the highest in Nigeria's history. Muktar was appointed Nigerian Minister of Water Resources in a June 2001 reshuffle of the … Shehu Shagari's speech at the CPA conference was so significant and far-reaching that he had received many commendations from other delegates. Afterward, he served in the 1977–1978 constituent assembly which drafted the 1979 constitution. "Nigerian Cabinet Changes", BBC, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 17 February 1982. Even though popular with Nigerians, the action was widely criticized by commentators. New Universities of Technology where Established in Bauchi, Benue, Adamawa, Ondo, Imo, and Osun States. Ministers appointed in their early 30s are Audu Innocent Ogbeh(32) and Bello Maitama Yusuf (34). However, his most visible children are Captain Muhammad Bala Shagari Rtd. His father, Aliyu Shagari, was the Magajin Shagari (magaji means village head). At Harlem where he first visited and hosted a dinner for black leaders, he called for the need for of economic ties with African Americans[39] He became the chairman of the next CPA Conference held in Lagos between October–November 1962. Bala is a grandson of Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR, first democratically elected President of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979 giving rise to the Second Nigerian Republic. He died Friday at the National Hospital, Abuja. Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR, (February 25, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only President of Nigeria's Second Republic (1979–1983), after the handover of power by General Olusegun Obasanjo's military government.Shagari also served seven times in a ministerial or cabinet post as a federal minister and federal commissioner from 1958–1975. This stunning guy is the grandson of Nigeria’s former President, Shehu Shagari and is the son of Muktar Shehu Shagari, who is a son of former President, Shehu Shagari. (see photo he shared on Instagram with his father). 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He announced his grandfathers death on 28th December 2018. But despite Shagari's government scores in making peace with its neighbors, it exiled undocumented immigrants who were mostly Ghanaians of the in 1983. Ex-Nigerian President Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari Dies at 93. The rest went to training students in Nigerian universities, government workers in the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria in Badagry, and soldiers in the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna. This, coupled with a decline in world oil prices, a deterioration in the national finances, and endemic religious and political violence lead to the regime becoming deeply unpopular with citizens. They are Federal University of Technology Yola, Federal University of Technology Akure, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Federal University of Technology Minna, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University. Shehu Shagari's grandson, Usman Shagari is planning to wed next year, 2021. [7][8], In 1962, he led the delegation to ECA meeting in Addis Ababa to the commission's third meeting, the first which Nigeria attended as a full member where he strongly urged for price stabilization arrangement for tropical products. [16] The party's motto was "One Nation, One Destiny" and was seen as the party best representing Nigeria's diversity. Shagari was married to three wives, Aishatu, Amina and Hadiza. When Shehu Shagari was four years old, he was registered into a Quranic School. In 1961, he led the delegation to the tenth anniversary of Libya's Independence. Shagari also represented the Prime Minister on different occasions including when President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt invited the Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar to inspect Egypt's security arrangements. [37][38], Shagari also made attempts to create ties between Nigeria and African Americans during his visits to the United States. In 1967 he was appointed as the secretary for Sokoto Province Education Development Fund. His father, Aliyu Shagari, was the Magajin Shagari (magaji means village head). His death was confirmed by a senior doctor at National Hospital Abuja after a brief illness which he has been battling with for some time now. Shagari as the Federal Minister of Finance also launched the present Nigerian currency Naira. Th… 8/7/2020 10:30:00 PM. 0. Shehu Shagari. Mugabe's government used part of the money to buy newspaper companies owned by South Africans, increasing the government's control over the media. Bala is a grandson of Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR, first democratically elected President of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979 giving rise to the Second Nigerian Republic. His term coincided with the brief period of civil government who lived his country. ” tonja says: June 6, 2018 at 2:43 pm still Moslem? Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was born 25th February 1925 in his village, Shagari founded by his grandfather now in present day Sokoto State. He was also a member of the Federal Scholarship Board from 1954 to 1958.[3]. (see photo he shared on Instagram with his father). The city was also connected to the National grid during that time. Usman Shagari graduated from Regent's University, London in 2016 and did his Nysc in 2019. [1][2] He was raised in a polygamous family, and was the sixth child born into the family. His father’s name was Aliyu and his … Shehu Usman Shagari was born in 1925 in Shagari village founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa’i, who was also the Village Head, and took the name Shagari … However, she declined after previously accepting, due to a lack of support from stakeholders in Southern Eastern Nigeria where the Vice Presidential Ticket was zoned to, it was the closest Nigerian women have ever been to the presidency. Despite its shortcomings, it is the largest public housing project Nigeria has ever seen.[22][23][24][25]. Shagari’s great-grandfather founded the village from which the family took its name. At various times between 1958 through independence of Nigeria in 1960 and 1975, he held a cabinet post as a federal commissioner or as a federal minister. Shehu Shagari : biography February 25, 1925 – The Shagari was plagued by allegations of corruption, including allegations of electoral fraud in the 1983 election. His father’s name is Aliyu and his mother’s name is Mariamu. He also commissioned The Bakalori Dam in Sokoto State, South Chad Irrigation Scheme, Borno State, Kafin Zaki Dam Bauchi State, Ogun River Dam, Ogun State, Dadin Kowa Dam Bauchi State, Goronyo Dam Sokoto State, and Zobe Dam, Kastina State.[19][20]. [18], Shagari's government embarked on a "Green Revolution", distributing seed and fertilizer to farmers to increase nationwide productivity in farming, In Agriculture. 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