Vice President Kashim Shettima is scheduled to unveil a posthumous biography of the late brigadier general, Musa Usman, the pioneer military governor of the former North-Eastern State, on Monday, 14 September 2026.
A press release, signed by Hassan Usman, on behalf of the family, says the public presentation of the 363-page book, titled “Brigadier Musa Usman (1940–1991): Service and Impact,” will take place at the NAF Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja, starting at 10:00 a.m. Authored by two of Nigeria’s distinguished journalists and intellectuals, Mahmud Jega and Theophilus Abbah, the book chronicles the life, military career, and governance footprint of the late statesman.
Mr Usman, who served in the Nigerian Air Force, governed the vast North-Eastern State from 1967 to 1975. The massive geographical territory he administered has since been divided into six modern states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe.
The statement said Vice President Kashim Shettima will be the Special Guest of Honour and shall officially unveil the historical biography. The ceremony will be conducted under the distinguished chairmanship of a retired major general, IBM Haruna, the former Federal Commissioner for Information, while another retired major general, Ike Nwachukwu, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address.
