His letter was delivered to Sam’s younger brother, Abraham, by Garba Shehu… For the fact alone that he didn't accept the will of the masses and unleashed beasts in human nature on them after 2011 election, simply makes him unelectable. The bloodless coup which upstaged the democratic government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari was in the words of Buhari “received with widest acclaim”. You said you do not want democracy in Nigeria.. Why I Toppled Shagari Government – Buhari Says In New Year Letter To British PM. Buhari made the pledge in Sokoto while paying a condolence visit to the Shagari family. “Incompetence in the management of national resource led the nation to accumulate huge internal and external debts and to run into serious balance of payments difficulties. Buhari… Col. Umar to Buhari: Your skewed appointments will ruin you, Nigeria. He said, “What was left was quickly dissipated on loaded contracts and over-invoicing of imports designed to allow generous kickbacks to government and political party functionaries. President Muhammadu Buhari made the pledge during his condolence visit to the Shagari family in Sokoto, Sokoto State, on Sunday. President Muhammadu Buhari, who was Nigeria’s military Head of State between December 1983 and August 1985, has given a number of reasons why he toppled the democratically elected government of the then President, the late Alhaji Shehu Shagari. “When the last military administration voluntarily handed over power to civilians in 1979, it was with very high hopes for the future. Why I Toppled Shagari Government – Buhari Says In New Year Letter To British PM. The primary objective for our intervention is to therefore save the tottering nation from imminent collapse; a patriotic rescue operation,” he added. The bloodless coup which upstaged the democratic government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari was in the words of Buhari “received with widest acclaim”. The national economy tottered dangerously on the brink of collapse. DOCUMENT: Why I Toppled Shagari Government – Buhari Says In New Year Letter to British PM by Sahara Reporters on Scribd. Shagari. Buhari closed his letter by noting that he needed Britain’s cooperation to enable him rid the country of the several anomalies. Buhari, then as a Major-General who was the General Officer Commanding of the Third Armoured Division in Jos, Plateau State, said in a letter that he led a … Sokoto, Dec. 30, 2018(NNN) The Federal Government says it will in due course institute a suitable memorial to immortalize the country’s first Executive President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who passed away on Dec. 28. Buhari’s four-page letter was personally signed by him, as Major General Muhammadu Buhari, Head of the Federal Military Government, Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces. Read More Oyo Govt Special Security Outfit Assaulted UNILORIN Undergraduate, Stripped Him Naked — Student Leader Dec 27, 2020 Naira To Fall Further In January 2021, Says CBN Report Dec 27, 2020 Gunmen Kidnap PFN Chairman, Wife At Kaduna Prayer Camp Dec 27, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari, who was Nigeria’s military Head of State between […] RELATED POSTS APC civil war: Who will blink first? All rights reserved. It is very obvious why you can't do that. It was drama yesterday in Sokoto as President Muhammadu Buhari wrote only his name and date in the condolence register in honour of former President Shehu Shagari, who passed on Friday and was buried on Saturday. Government was fast losing its ability to pay for the goods and services contracted or needed. According to him, the coup helped to stave off an inevitable uprising and revolution. President Muhammadu Buhari, who was Nigeria’s military Head of State between December 1983 and August 1985, has given a number of reasons why he toppled the democratically elected government of the then President, the late Alhaji Shehu Shagari. Falana also asked the witness if he was aware that President Buhari led a coup to overthrow a democratically elected government of Shehu Shagari … hahahahahaha (In OBJ's voice,) I just the Laff, Buhari has nothing to offer than devilish agenda. News. Thousands of workers have lost their jobs and the sceptre of large-scale retrenchment has already appeared. Colonel IG Usman, ADC to former President Shehu Shagari. Alhaji Bala Shagari, the eldest son of late President Shehu Shagari has expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari over condolence visit to the family in Sokoto. In a letter dated January 6th 1984 and written by President Muhammadu Buhari to the then Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Frauds and embezzlement of public funds were committed with reckless abandon. “The resultant scarcity of essential commodities was predictably accompanied by spiralling inflation. SaharaReporters observed in the letter that Buhari identified collapsed economy, rising inflation, corruption in government and the failure of the government to provide security for lives and property as the key ingredients that led to the revolution. Incidents of armed robbery multiplied and the state of general lawlessness heralding a chaotic state of affairs, possibly culminating in a bloody uprising and revolution was most imminent.”. Buhari expressed grief over the death of Usman, whom he described as a “sincere trusted family member.” The deceased is the wife of Lt. Letter to my grandfather, Shehu Shagari. 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