Mahamudu Buhari was confirmed dead on Sunday, 13th July 2025at around 1:30 pm in London at age 82. The former Nigerian president, who ruled between 20
Mahamudu Buhari was confirmed dead on Sunday, 13th July 2025at around 1:30 pm in London at age 82. The former Nigerian president, who ruled between 2015 and 2023, has been battling a prolonged illness lost the battle.
His friend Ghana’s ex-president, Nana Akuffo-Addo, has recalled his unforgettable moments with the late Nigerian president during his time as the president of Ghana and the 35th Chair of the Economic Community of West African States.
Nana Addo wrote on his Facebook wall;
“This morning, I join many on the continent and across the world to mourn and celebrate the illustrious life of my good friend and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, who, as I have been solemnly informed, has travelled the way of all flesh, yesterday.
The redoubtable Muhammadu Buhari was an outstanding Nigerian patriot and a staunch African integrationist. He was well-known to us in Ghana, which he visited often in his youth and belonged to the generation of young West Africans who became involved in the tumultuous events of the early years of independence, including the Nigerian Civil War.
As Presidents, we collaborated in many ways including successfully hammering out the Accra Initiative, a potent blueprint on strengthening operational collaboration against terrorism, violent extremism, transnational organised crime and the downward drift of terrorist activities from the Sahel to the Coastal States. He led the mighty Federal Republic of Nigeria to sign-up for the African Continental Free Trade Area, thereby enhancing considerably, its prospects of success.
His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, will be remembered for his exemplary patriotism, his commitment to a united Nigeria, and his deep concern for the social and economic development of the Nigerian people. May his soul continue to rest in perfect peace in the Bosom of the Almighty.
Buhari made history in 2015 when he became the first opposition candidate in Nigeria’s modern era to defeat a sitting president at the polls, unseating Goodluck Jonathan in what was widely praised as the country’s most credible election.
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