5 Things You Didn’t Know about Nigeria’s President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari

1. In 1984 as Nigeria’s Millitary Ruler, Buhari had Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti arrested and sentenced to 5 years in jail. No one was reportedly allowed to testify on Fela’s behalf. (Washington Post)

2. Nigeria’s President Elect has 8 children.

3. Buhari attended the United States Army War College in Pennsylvania from 1979-1980. (NaijaGist)

 

4. The 2015 elections were the fourth time Buhari had contested in Nigeria’s Presidential elections. He was a candidate in 2003, 2007, and again  in 2011, each time under a different political party.

5. Born on December 17 Buhari is a Sagittarius who shares the same birthday as Pope Francis and boxer Manny Pacquiao .