![]() | ISBN: 978-978806-936-2 $45.00 | |
2004/332 pages Distributed for the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation |
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua was commissioned by the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation and edited by Jacqueline W. Farris (formerly on the staff of Ambassador Andrew Young and now director general of the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation) and Mohammed Bomoi (former editor of the Sunday New Nigerian and general editor of Citizen magazine).
"Shehu Musa Yar'Adua is essential reading for anyone concerned with the unfolding of Nigerian political life since independence.... well researched, balanced, and well written."—John N. Paden, George Mason University
"A refreshing account of the life and times of one of the most illustrious personalities of contemporary Nigeria.... It is a significant addition to the growing literature on Nigerian contemporary history and politics, and must reading for all categories of readers, especially the stakeholders in the Nigerian project."—Attahiru M. Jega, Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Bayero University
"This book is not just a biography of Tafida; it is the history of military rule and misrule in Nigeria.... Although Yar'Adua did not live to see the fulfillment of his ambition to build bridges to the future, time has proved him right, and that is his most important legacy."—Isma'il Babatunde Jose, former chairman, Daily Times