Many Nigerians, especially supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari have taken to social media to celebrate the 77th birthday of the president, with Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, one of those who have written, what could pass for an epistle, to honour the president.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) President Buhari, who a national newspapers has vowed to refer to as General Muhammadu Buhari over controversies surrounding his government, is the twenty-third child of his father.
Raised by his mother after his father died when he was about four years old, he was born to a Fulani family on 17 December 1942 in Daura, Katsina State, to his father Hardo Adamu, a Fulani chief, and mother Zulaihat.
He is a retired major general in the Nigerian Army and previously served as the nation’s head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup d’état.
He unsuccessfully ran for the office of president of Nigeria in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 general elections. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections. Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, marking the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election.
Buhari was sworn in on 29 May 2015. In February 2019, Buhari was re-elected President, defeating his closest rival Atiku Abubakar by over 3 million votes.
However, Buhari’s government has not been far from one controversy or the other, and following his emergence as president, terms such as Wailers, those in opposition to the president, and Hailers, those in support of the president, have cropped up.
As the President marks his 77th birthday, both wailers and hailers have taken to social media to express divergent opinions about the president.
Read a selection of tweets from wailers and hailers of the president below:
https://twitter.com/TheMbuhari/status/1206819054985654272?s=19
https://twitter.com/aishambuhari/status/1206722339083358208?s=19
Compromise in the face of attacks from yesterday’s men fraudulently posing as ‘activists’ and ‘democrats’ is not an option. Having failed to defeat you at the polls, they now cowardly congregate around anything perceived as nuisance to you. Keep standing firm. Happy birthday, PMB pic.twitter.com/r9dmlGZWTB
— Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) December 16, 2019
“I have chosen my Hero. Let them choose theirs” – @FemAdesina
77 Gun Salute to Major General Muhammadu Buhari pic.twitter.com/GmVCQNcO1q
— Sir Tee (@iameneji) December 17, 2019
No matter how hard it is, one day, the nation will look back to realize how much you have given to change the country for the better.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) December 17, 2019
Happy 77th Birthday Your Excellency President @MBuhari. I hope this joyous occasion returns for many years to come. May Allah SWT bless you with continued happiness, prosperity and success. #PMBAt77 pic.twitter.com/m6rAvjzQCv
— Dr. Fahad Al Taffaq (@altaffaq) December 16, 2019
Happy Birthday to President @MBuhari, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. #PMBAt77 pic.twitter.com/eZilIBNHmC
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) December 17, 2019
Happy 77th birthday to my BOSS, our Leader, and Father of the Nation, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I pray that may Almighty Allah grant Baba longer life, good health, wisdom and strength to keep working for the good of Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/wBaGp1Khd8
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) December 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/abikedabiri/status/1206828434594373633?s=19
[CONGRATULATIONS]
"Happy Birthday @NGRPresident @MBuhari. Thank you for your incredible service to our great country 🇳🇬 and for continuing to inspire us to give back, speak out, and work to create a better future for all" – Prince Ade Omole, APC UK Leader.#PMBAt77 pic.twitter.com/IwPelJhoR2
— APC United Kingdom (@APCUKingdom) December 16, 2019
Despite huge challenges, Nigeria has made real progress under President Buhari's watch. He has steadied the "ship of state" and placed the country irreversibly on the path to sustainable growth and development. He is tackling corruption with zeal.
— Senator Uba Sani (@ubasanius) December 17, 2019
Happy birthday to our President, our leader, an achiever and an inspiration to us all, President Muhammadu Buhari on this occasion of your 77th birthday anniversary.
May Allah’s protection and peace envelop you as you continue to lead Nigeria to its promise land. pic.twitter.com/yjiDEbO2ET
— Rauf Aregbesola (@raufaregbesola) December 17, 2019
Happy Birthday to the People's President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
A fear to the looters.
A leader per excellence.
Mr Infrastructure.
May the Almighty God continue to give you more wisdom and healthy years to continue to lead the people to unity and prosperity. #PMBAt77 pic.twitter.com/ViGNP9qzpt— Dele Ologun (@Dele_Ologun1) December 17, 2019
"We know we are on the right path. Our journey is not finished, but we have come a long way."
Happy Birthday President Muhammadu Buhari. Thank you 🖤 #PMBAt77 pic.twitter.com/DuU2vKrWC0
— Theresa Tekenah 🇳🇬 (@TheresaTekenah) December 17, 2019
As you continue to serve our nation with an uncommon sense of patriotism and unwavering dedication, I thank Almighty God for granting you a life of great accomplishments and abiding fulfillment. Happy Birthday Mr. President! #PMBAt77 pic.twitter.com/vFp00K4lUs
— Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (@IAOkowa) December 17, 2019
When you see Nigerians wishing the Mr President Happy Birthday and saying all he has done for the country and how he has kept the Economy of Nigeria flourishing.#PMBAt77 pic.twitter.com/7bYfGcxfgk
— 🇳🇬 D.U.C.E🗣 (@mazi_duce) December 17, 2019
I wish him a happy birthday, but in three year's time, he'll be 80 years old. I.e. he'll be Nigeria's first octogenarian president (we are talking official age here).
Those who want him to do a third term do not mean well for Nigeria.#PMBAt77
— Onye Nkuzi (@cchukudebelu) December 17, 2019
Happy birthday to a faux integrity and honest president.
A retrogressive, tyrant and dictator. A man who came to power no with plan other than to borrow with reckless abandon and loot the borrowed loans.
May God run your life the way you are running Nigeria.#PMBAt77 pic.twitter.com/QEOyH1DMCL
— Ogbuefi (@MistaChika) December 17, 2019
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is currently ruled by a past and Present Military dictator known as Major General Muhammadu Buhari erroneously addressed as Mr President.
By his official football age, he turned 77yrs today.
Lets celebrate him pic.twitter.com/lXOmy1Y177— Comradeˢᵀ – #HardTruth (@iAGB4REAL) December 17, 2019