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Buhari’s Ministers As Military Head Of State In 1984 Visit Him

PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES FMR MINISTER AS HEADS OF STATE 2. President Muhammadu Buhari (M) fllanked by Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, Former Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj-Gen Mohammed Magoro, Former Minister of Education, Alhaji Yerima Ibrahim, Former Minister of Health, Dr Emmanuel Nsan and Brig Gen Ahmed Abdullahi during a courtesy visit by his former cabinet members as head of State at the State House, Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. OCT 9 2019.

Some of the ministers who served Muhammadu Buhari as military head of State between 1984 and 1985 paid him a solidarity visit today, October 9 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. 

Leader of the delegation, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, who served as Minister of External Affairs, said that the team came to congratulate the President on his achievements in security, foreign affairs, anti-corruption, education, and many others.

“We were appointed 35 years and nine months ago. Eighteen of us were sworn in. Your leadership was firm, but you also gave us free hand to operate. You knew what each person was doing. We will never forget the opportunity you gave us. We remain patriots.”

Professor Gambari commended the President on the newly constituted Economic Advisory Council, adding that the same should be considered for security and foreign affairs.

Other former Ministers in the team were Major General Muhammed Magoro (Internal Affairs), Dr Emmanuel Nsan (Health), Alhaji Ibrahim Yakima Abdullah (Education) and Brig-Gen Ahmed Abdullahi (Communications).

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Receiving his former ministers, President Buhari recalled “how we got things done then because it was a military administration.”

He pledged to “carry everyone along on my last lap as a democratically elected leader.”

President Buhari thanked the former Ministers for being consistently in touch and particularly lauded the military for building Abuja as new Federal capital for the country.

A minute silence was observed in memory of those who have passed on among the former Ministers.

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