Shehu Shagari Is Dead

Shehu Shagari Is Dead

Nigerian’s Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR,, Shehu Shagari is dead. He was 93 years old.

This
was confirmed some moments ago by his grandson and the President of The
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCNI), Bello Shagari, who tweeted
“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.”

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.

Shagari also served seven times in a ministerial or cabinet post as a federal minister and federal commissioner from 1958–1975.