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President Bola Tinubu, former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Niger Republic President Mahamadou Issoufou are expected to attend the public presentation of a three-volume biography of late President Muhammadu Buhari on November 19, 2026, in Abuja.
The book, titled Muhammadu Buhari: The Authorised Biography, will be presented at the Nigerian Army Conference Centre and Suites.
Chairman of the Planning Committee, Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press conference in Abuja.
He said Issoufou would chair the event, while Jonathan would serve as the chief presenter. Tinubu is expected to attend as the guest of honour.
Adamu said the organisers were expecting participants from different political parties, stressing that the event was not designed as a gathering for members of the All Progressives Congress alone.
“We are inviting everyone across the board, across parties. It is not an APC or an ABC or a political party event,” he said.
He added that Buhari’s friends, associates, political allies and opponents who interacted with him during his public career were welcome to attend.
The three-volume biography was written by Dr Udu Yakubu, founder of May Publishing Limited, who also serves as the chief biographer.
The books are titled Buhari: The Phenomenon, Buhari: The Presidency and Buhari: The Reckoning.
They feature forewords by Issoufou and two former Nigerian Heads of State, Generals Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar.
Speaking at the press conference, Yakubu described the project as an exercise in historical documentation rather than an attempt to praise or condemn the late president.
He said the third volume, Buhari: The Reckoning, examines the former president’s achievements, shortcomings and contributions to Nigeria’s political history.
“The Reckoning is intended neither as condemnation nor vindication.
“It signifies historical accounting: what was attempted, what was achieved, what remained unresolved and what Buhari’s long engagement with power ultimately contributed to Nigeria’s political history,” he said.
Yakubu explained that Buhari authorised the biography during his lifetime and that the project involved extensive interviews with the late president and people who worked with, opposed or advised him throughout his more than five decades in public service.
He said the authorisation did not compromise his independence as a biographer.
“The subject has had his voice in the biography, while the biographer has had or retained his independence,” he stated.
The first volume, Buhari: The Phenomenon, traces the former president’s life from his childhood in Daura, Katsina State, through his military career, emergence as Head of State in 1983, overthrow in 1985 and subsequent years in opposition before his election as civilian president in 2015.
The second volume, Buhari: The Presidency, examines his eight years in office between 2015 and 2023.
The third, Buhari: The Reckoning, assesses his legacy across key areas, including security, the economy, infrastructure, anti-corruption, governance, foreign affairs and national cohesion.
Yakubu said the biography was not intended to present Buhari as either a flawless leader or a failure but to examine his life and record within the political and historical circumstances of his time.
He added that the former president’s death in 2023 did not change the project’s commitment to balanced historical assessment.
“The temptation to soften judgement after death had to be resisted just as firmly as the temptation to become harsher because the subject could no longer respond,” he said.
Yakubu noted that the books contained accounts of both Buhari’s achievements and failures, adding that some sections might challenge the views of his admirers and critics.
He also cautioned against treating the biography as the final account of Buhari’s political legacy, saying more historical records and evidence could emerge.
The author urged universities, libraries, research institutions, military establishments, public agencies and diplomatic missions to acquire the volumes to support research and preserve historical records for future generations.
Buhari served two terms as Nigeria’s civilian president from 2015 to 2023 after previously leading the country as a military Head of State between December 1983 and August 1985. He died later in 2023.
