Get Guardian on GoogleFormer President Goodluck Jonathan will be the chief presenter of Muhammadu Buhari: The Authorised Biography at a public presentation in Abuja on Thursday, November 19, 2026, with President Bola Tinubu expected as guest of honour.
Meanwhile, the biography revealed that Buhari declined to resist the military coup that ousted him from power on August 27, 1985, despite having loyal military officers ready to defend his regime, because he feared that fighting back would result in bloodshed.
Chairman of the Planning Committee and former minister of water resources, Suleiman Adamu, told newsmen yesterday that the event would be chaired by former President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic.
The three volumes have forewords by Issoufou, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, with Adamu saying the occasion was designed to be more than a political gathering.
According to him, Buhari was a partisan political actor during important periods of his life, but his biography belongs to the historical record of Nigeria, and “for that reason, we hope the presentation will draw participation from across political, regional, professional and institutional lines,” he said.
The biography was authorised by Buhari during his lifetime and developed with his extensive personal participation through sustained interviews and other research engagements. It also draws on several years of documentary research and interviews with people who knew, worked with, opposed or advised him.
Among others, the first volume, Buhari: The Phenomenon, traces his origins, military career, years as military head of state and long journey through opposition politics to the 2015 presidential victory.
