Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Umaru Musa Yar'Adua as President of Nigeria (1951-2010).
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was born at Katsina in 1951. His recorded nationality is Nigeria. He was educated at Barewa College and Ahmadu Bello University.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
He served as President of Nigeria (2007–2010), Governor of Katsina State (1999–2007) and Chairperson of ECOWAS (2008–2010).
His political affiliation is recorded as Peoples Democratic Party.
The test of a public life is what remained possible afterwards that had not been possible before.
That the career was made in Nigeria is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua died in 2010, aged 59. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- President of Nigeria (2007–2010)
- Governor of Katsina State (1999–2007)
- Chairperson of ECOWAS (2008–2010)
- Educated at Barewa College and Ahmadu Bello University
