Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Corrections? He is also survived by many children and grandchildren. As news of the death of Alhaji Shehu Shagari flashed across Nigeria Friday evening, December 28th, 2018, the Second Republic president of Nigeria brings back to most citizens who observed him in power memories of the era of power by consensus. He has many children. Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari, who died on Friday, December 28, 2018, was Nigeria’s first executive president from 1979 to 1983. In 1946, Shagari and Mallam Gambo Abuja jointly formed the Youth Social Circle,  a political organisation that operated in Sokoto. and Aminu Shehu Shagari. Shagari’s death was also confirmed by his grandson, Bello Shagari, who tweeted that the former President died after a brief illness. Alhaji Shehu Shagari sworn-in as Nigeria’s president after polling 5,688,657 votes. In later years, the honorific Alhaji was added to his name to denote his participation in the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, which began in 1960. (Updated) Former President Shehu Shagari is Dead, Stakeholders Commend NAHCO Plc over Choice of New MD, Shagari Was a Democrat, Patriot Par Excellence, Says Ekweremadu, Expert Cautions FG against Politicisation of COVID-19 Vaccines Distribution. From there,  he attended a primary school in Yabo,  and later attended Splits Middle School from where he went to Kaduna College, a school originally created to be a teacher training college. Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, announced his death on his official twitter handle @AWTambuwal on Friday. Free subscription Get the hottest stories from the largest news site in Nigeria. A member of the Muslim Fulani people of northern Nigeria and a descendant of a tribe that had founded his home village, Shagari studied at … In 1967 he was appointed as the secretary for Sokoto province education development fund, and from 1968-1969, Shagari was given a state position in the North Western State as commissioner for establishments. He was cleared of all allegations of personal corruption and released from detention in 1986, but was banned from participation in Nigerian politics for life. Shagari was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister,  Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, in 1958. Alhaji Shehu Shagari served in that capacity between 1971 and 1975, when the Gowon Government was sacked in a military coup, paving way for the emergence of the Murtala/ Obasanjo Military Regime. He has many children. Shagari’s great-grandfather founded the village from which the family took its name. He was 93. I first saw Alhaji Shehu Shagari at his house at Gobirawa Quarters, Sokoto sometime in 1972. Shehu Shagari’s great-grandfather founded the village from which the family took its name. Shagari was educated at Kaduna College and taught school briefly. Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR a Second Republic President of Nigeria, is dead. The late elder statesman was born on February 25, 1925 to the family of Magaji Aliyu and Mariam,  both of Fulani extraction in the Northern Nigeria. “I regret announcing the death of my grandfather, H.E Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who died right now after brief illness at the National hospital, Abuja.” Bello Shagari tweeted on his official twitter handle @Belshagy at 7.04pm on Friday. In 1959, he was made the Minister of Economic Development, and Minister of Internal Affairs. Alhaji Shagari die afta e sick small for National hospital, Abuja, according to im family member. Shagari was 93 years of age when he died. Shagari, Alhaji Shehu (Usman Aliyu) b. c. 1924,, Shagari, Nigeria president of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983, leader of the National Party. Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, Turakin Sakkwato was born February 25, 1925. Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership. Earlier that year, my elder brother Ibrahim entered Koko Secondary School, then at its temporary site in Birnin Kebbi, and he found himself in the same class with Shagari’s son, Ahmadu. The first executive president of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari died yesterday at the National Hospital Abuja, aged 93. and Aminu Shehu Shagari. He was aged 93. He died at the age of 93. The death of Alhaji Shehu Shagari shock entire Sokoto, Northern Nigeria(Arewa) and Nigeria at large as they lost a father, patroitic leader who set the pace for our future leaders to follow. However, His most visible children are Captain Muhammad Bala Shagari Rtd. 195646730, ; Maintained by Find A Grave Burial Details Unknown. Updates? Photo: Nigerian Tribune . The former president died on Friday evening at the National Hospital Abuja. Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari, Second Republic president is dead. At the end of his first four year tenure, he won the second presidential election in the Second Republic’s controversial presidential election in 1983, but the state of the economy and alleged corruption in his administration led to a military coup on December 31, 1983, led by the then Maj. Gen. Muhammad Buhari. Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari Family Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari married three wives: Amina, Aishatu, Hadiza Shagari. From there,  he moved to Zaria Middle School. However,  during his regime, Nigerian economy was caught in the web of the international economic crisis of the early 1980s. Thereafter he held several posts and was a member of every administration after Nigeria’s independence in 1960. In 1948, the Youth Social Circle of Shehu Shagari merged with some other political groups to form the Northern Peoples Congress (NPC) and in 1951, he became the secretary of the Northern People’s Congress in Sokoto, Nigeria, a position he held until 1956. Shagari who did not set out to bid for power as president was, however, […] He later became the Minister of Works and Survey in 1963. Though Alhaji Sheu Shagari hardly steal but his NPN looted Nigeria dry so it inevitable to overthrown them. He was elected to represent his constituency (Sokoto Southwest) in the parliament. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. At the age of four,  Shehu Shagari, the Turakin Sakkwato, was registered in a Quranic school. I first saw Alhaji Shehu Shagari at his house at Gobirawa Quarters, Sokoto, sometime in 1972. The source also said burial would hold at 2pm in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Alhaji Shehu Shagari Almost 35years after he was overthrown from power, former President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari answered his final call last month. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Shagari was Nigeria’s president in the second Republic that started in 1979. The former president died on Friday evening at the National Hospital Abuja. Just when you think that you’ve heard or seen the worst of government’s bizarre pronouncements, you are suddenly faced... POLSCOPE by Eddy Odivwri   Eddy.Odivwri@thisdaylive.com Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR, served as the first and only President of Nigeria’s Second Republic, after the handover of power by General Olusegun Obasanjo’s military government. Aminu Shagari and Major Bala Shagari rtd. However, his most visible children are Captain Muhammad Bala Shagari Rtd. Governor Tambuwal was said to be by his bedside when he died. Shehu Shagari married three wives: Amina, Aishatu, Hadiza Shagari. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. A family source told THISDAY that the remains of the former President would be flown to Sokoto on Saturday morning. He was 93. Shagari was Nigerian President from 1979 to 1983 when his government was overthrown by a military coup. He later served as Federal Commissioner for Finance. His demise was announced on twitter by his grandson, Bello Shagari. Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who died at the National Hospital, Abuja last night at the age of 94, was President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the entire four years and three months of the Second Republic, 1979-83. Shagari, who was born on February 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. Former president of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari who died Friday, December 28, will be buried tomorrow in Sokoto, according to the family. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shehu-Shagari, OnlineNigeria - Biography of Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari. By now, many Nigerians who have been living in denial about the existence and reality of COVID-19 should have been... Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Basheer Adamu Gobir writes this mourning poem to commend his mentor, while listing some of his achievements, his selfless service to Nigerians and others. Shagari returned to politics in the build up to the 1979 elections when he flew the presidential flag of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN). By Oladipo Awojobi First Executive President of Nigeria, Alhaji Sheh Shagari, is dead. Shagari was cleared of personal corruption charges and released from detention in 1986 but was banned from participation in Nigerian politics for life. Shagari took several steps to try to strengthen the economy—cutting the budget, calling in the International Monetary Fund, and expelling two million aliens (mostly Ghanaians) in 1983. The ban was later lifted by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), which overthrew the government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in 1986. Shehu Shagari. The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), was in Sokoto State on Saturday to visit former president, Alhaji Shehu Shagari. 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.. Shagari’s great-grandfather founded the village from which the family took its name. In a letter by Buhari to Margaret Thatcher, he took time to explain why he engineered a coup to oust the government of Alhaji Sheu Shagari.. 3 Likes 1 Share; Re: Picture Of Shehu Shagari Before His Death In Abuja by Nobody: 6:53pm On Dec 29, 2018; KingOfAllIgbos: He's looking for trouble if he doesn't have permission to … When Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Nigeria’s first elected President, died on December 28 last year at the ripe age of 93, there was an outpouring of encomium by Nigerians of different walks of life. Shagari, Alhaji Shehu, 1925–, president of Nigeria (1979–83). Nigeria was badly shaken by the international economic crisis of the early 1980s. Omissions? Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was the first executive president of the federal republic of Nigeria between the years 1979 and 1983, a period known as the second republic, before his government was overthrown by the military. On his part, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has commiserated with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar, over the death of former President Shehu Shagari. Thereafter,  he became the headmaster of a primary school in Argungu. Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR (25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018) was a Nigerian statesman who was the 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. When the military ousted the First Republic government in 1966,  Shagari returned to Sokoto Native Authority. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Details on how Alh Shehu Shagari died Nigerian’s Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR, is dead. According to a Channels Television report, Shagari died at the National Hospital Abuja on Friday after a brief illness. Shagari was consequently placed under house arrest. After a military coup in 1966 ended civilian government, he retired to his hometown. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Shehu Shagari (25 Feb 1925–28 Dec 2018), Find a Grave Memorial no. He was the second President of Nigeria’s Second Republic (1979–1983), after the handover of power by General Olusegun Obasanjo's military government. An haifi Alhaji Shehu Shagari a kauyen Shagari a shekarar 1925, kuma shi ne da na shida ga mahaifinsa Aliyu, magajin kauyen Shagari, wanda manomi ne, dan kasuwa yana kuma kiwo. He was reelected in 1983. In 1970, the then head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, made Shagari the Federal Commissioner for Economic Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction. The former president was 93. On 24 August 2001, his wife, Aisha Shagari, died in a London hospital from a brief illness. First Executive President of Nigeria, Alhaji Sheh Shagari, is dead. Samad Dasuki. Uganda’s Museveni in Early Lead as Electoral Commission Releases Results of... 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