Interesting! Wikipedia updates Buhari, Osinbajo’s profiles

Following the historic swearing in of
Muhammadu Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as


President and Vice-President on Friday, their
profiles have been updated on Wikipedia.

Buhari’s Presidency marks the first time in
the history of the country that an incumbent
President was defeated in an election by the
opposition.

The site read, “Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR
(born 17 December 1942) is the President of
Nigeria, in office since 29 May 2015. He is a
retired Nigerian Army Major-General and was
Head of State of Nigeria from December 31,
1983 to August 27, 1985, after taking power
in a military coup d’état. The term ‘Buharism’
is ascribed to the Buhari military government.

“He ran unsuccessfully for the office of
President in the 2003, 2007 and 2011
elections. In December 2014, he emerged as
the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress for the March 2015
elections. Buhari won the 2015 general
election, defeating the former President
Goodluck Jonathan.

“Buhari has stated that he takes responsibility
for whatever happened under his watch during
his military rule, saying that he cannot change
the past. He also describes himself as a
converted, democrat.”

Wikipedia also updated the profile of the Vice-
President, writing, “Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo
(born on 8 March 1957) is the Vice-President
of Nigeria. He is also a Nigerian Senior
Advocate, Professor of Law and a Senior
Partner at a law firm.

“After the formation of the All Progressives
Congress in 2013, Yemi was tasked, with other
notable Nigerians, to design and produce a
manifesto for the new political party. This
culminated in the presentation of the
“Roadmap to a New Nigeria,” a document
published by the APC as its manifesto if elected
to power.

“The highlights of the Roadmap included a free
schools meal plan, a conditional cash transfer
to the 25 million poorest Nigerians if they
enrol children in school and immunise them.
There were also a number of programmes
designed to create economic opportunities for
Nigeria’s massive youth population.”

Source: Punch News