The incumbent Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, and the ex-president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo came together for the celebrating the 90th birthday of another ex-President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari.
Olusegun Obasanjo with Shehu Shagari
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida, Earnest Shonekan, former head of the interim national government; and erstwhile heads of state Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalam Abubakar were also present at event.
President Jonathan and former leader Shehu Shagari
President Jonathan and Shehu Shagari
According to TheCable it was the first time since theNational Council of State Meeting on February 5th that the former and current heads of the country were coming together.
President Jonathan greets Shehu Shagari
General Yakubu Gowon congratulating Shehu Shagari
Another former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari, who is also presidential candidate under the platform of opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) was absent, but he already released a greeting on Tuesday to give thanks the nonagenarian for still showing him “civility and courtesy” dislike ousting his government in 1983.
The birthday cake
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