VIDEO: Tinubu unveils book in honour of late Buhari

President Bola Tinubu unveils the book, From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, at State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, on December 15, 2025. Credit: NTA | X

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President Bola Tinubu on Monday unveiled a commemorative book titled From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, in honour of the late former president.

The ceremony, held at the State House Banquet Hall in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was chaired by a former Information Minister, Lai Mohammed.

Dignitaries, including state governors and family members of the deceased, attended the event.

The book, presented as a multi-volume work, chronicles Buhari’s journey from a military officer to head of state from 1983 to 1985, and later as Nigeria’s democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023.

Edited by Dr Udu Yakubu, with contributions including a memoir from former presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina, the work highlights themes of national unity, anti-corruption efforts, and infrastructure development.

It also addresses ongoing debates over Buhari’s economic policies and security challenges.

Video footage of the unveiling, posted on X by the Nigerian Television Authority, captured Tinubu, dressed in traditional attire, removing a white drape from a large portrait of Buhari to reveal the book’s title.

Watch the video of the unveiling below:

𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢

President Bola Tinubu on Monday unveiled a commemorative book titled From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, in honour of the late former president.

Credit: X|NTA… pic.twitter.com/NrWBewKLUv

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Buhari died on July 13, 2025, at the age of 82 in a London clinic following a prolonged illness.

His body was returned to Nigeria and buried in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, in a state funeral attended by regional leaders.​

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