June 13, 2026
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
Major General Abdulrasheed Aliyu (retd), Chief Security Officer, CSO, to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Saturday revealed that the former head of state rebuffed pressures from the military circle to extend his six-month transition programme.
Aliyu, who was chairman of the organising committee of the public presentation of three books in honour of Gen. Abubakar on the occasion of his 84th birthday, in his welcome address, described the former Head of State as a leader who was “ready to go to any extent, including against himself,” to ensure a peaceful transition to civilian rule.
The three books launched at the event were Call of Duty: An Autobiography of Gen. Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar; Nigeria’s Grand Patriot: Gen. Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar; and Mediating for Peace in Africa: A Festschrift in Honour of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.
