PEOPLES GENERAL AT GLANCE: ★BIO-DATA: ◆ NAME: Muhammad Buhari; ◆ DOB: 17th December 1942; ◆ NATIONALITY: Nigerian; ◆ STATE OF ORIGIN: Katsina State; ◆ HOME TOWN: Daura; ◆ MARITAL STATUS: Married; ★EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: ◆ Elementary School, Daura ~ 1948-1952; ◆ Katsina Model School, Katsina ~1953; ◆ Katsina Provincial School (now Government College Katsina)~1956-1961; ★MILITARY CAREER/TRAINING: ◆ Military Training School, Kaduna ~1963; ◆ Officer’s Cadet School, Aldershot (UK)~Oct.63; ◆ Platoon Commanders’ Course Nigerian Military College, Kaduna ~1964; ◆ Mechanical Transport Officer’s Course Army Mechanical Transport School, Borden (United Kingdom) ~1965; ◆ Defence Services’ Staff College, Wellington (India) ~1973; ◆ United States Army War College ~ 1979-1980; ☆MILITARY APPOINTMENT/EXPERIENCE: ◆ Platoon Commander, 2nd Infantry Bat. 63-64; ◆ Mech Trans. Officer, Lagos Garrison, 64-65; ◆ Transport Coy Commander, 2nd Brigade,65-66; ◆ Batt Adjutant/Commander, 2nd Brigade,66-67; ◆ Brigade Major, 2nd Sector, 1st Infantry Division, April to July, 1967; ◆ Brigade Major, 3rd Infantry Div, 67–68; ◆ Acting Commander, 4th Sector, 1st Div!68–70; ◆ Commander, 31st Infantry Brigade, 70-71; ◆Assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Infantry Div. Headquarters, 71-72; ◆ Colonel, General Staff, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters,1974 –1974; ◆ Acting Director Supply & Transport, Nigeria Army Corps Hqts,1974 –1975; ◆ Military Secretary, Army Hqts. 1978-1979; ◆ GOC, 4th Infantry Div.~1980 – 1981; ◆ GOC, 3rd Armored Div. ~ 1981 –1983; ★POLITICAL APPOINTMENT/EXPERIENCE: ◆ Military Gov., North Eastern State ~75-76; ◆ Fed Commissioner for Petroleum ~ 76–78; ◆ Chairman, NNPC ~ 1978 –1978; ◆ Member, Supreme Military Council, ~ 78-79; Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces ~ Dec 1983 – Aug. 85; ♡Executive Chairman, PTF ~ 1995 – 1999; ★ AWARDS AND MEDALS: ● GCFR: Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ◆ DSM: Defence Service Medal ● NSM: National Service Medal ◆ GSM: General Service Medal ● LSGCM: Loyal Service and Good Conduct Medal ◆ FSS: Forces Service Star ● CM: The Congo Medal ★ HONORARY DEGREES: ◆ Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) ATBU, Bauchi ~ 1994 ◆ Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) University of Calabar ~ 1996 ◆ Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa) Benue State University ~ 1998 Dear Electorates, I present to you, a purposeful and incorruptible leader, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR. We seek for your endorsement in the February 14, 2015 Election, vote APC! APC CHANGE!
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