Being part of the democracy in countries for several years, Nigeria has to date its fourth elected president on May 29, 2007, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, a Nigerian politician, whose hometown is Katsina.
Umaru was born in 1951 into a family of the Katsinanina aristocracy. In fact Umaru, was chosen by his father to inherit the title of the family "Mutawallen" (custodian of the treasure) belonging to the Emirate of Katsina.
As a young man, he traveled to Zaria to study at Ahmadu Bello University, one of the most prestigious study houses in Nigeria, and graduated as a Chemist.
Since 1979 he was part of several left-wing political parties, so his rise to power as Governor of the Katsina State after having become a very important business leader in his region in 1999 is not surprising.
In 2003 he was reelected and it was only in 2007 when he won as a candidate for the Presidency for the People's Democratic Party. His candidacy led at the polls with more than 24 million votes, which is equivalent to 70% of the electorate.
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