BUA, Dangote, others donate N500m at book launch on Buhari
Various guests yesterday at the public presentation and launch of two biographies written about the life, times and leadership experience of President Muhammmadu Buhari raised money amounting to N500 million.
The two books: “State of Repair: How Muhammadu Buhari Tried to Change Nigeria for Good,” written by Antony Goldman, and “The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari,” written by Senator Abu Ibrahim, were reviewed by the former governor of Ekiti State,
Dr Kayode Fayemi and Professor Abubakar Sadeeque Abba.
The chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, led other donors with the sum of N200 million, followed by the chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, who launched with the sum of N100m to obtain copies of both books, just as Muhammed Idimi also bought copies of the books for N100m.
The president-elect and the vice president-elect, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, obtained copies for a combined amount of N40m.
Besides the president-elect, who was represented by the vice president-elect, Senator Shettima, other dignitaries at the event included the president of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan; chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); Senator Abdullahi Adamu; governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu; a co-launcher, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam and many others.
Speaking before unveiling the books as the chairman of the occasion, the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, said history would be kind to President Buhari.
The Ghanaian president, who took time in his opening remarks to highlight some of the achievements of Buhari, whom he noted shared a similar experience in the journey to the presidency, however said Africa and the world would miss his leadership when he leaves office in a few days.
He lauded President Buhari for providing model leadership for Nigeria and other regional and international organisations he had been tasked to lead, and particularly noted how he tamed the Boko Haram menace.