Score 10/10 on this quiz to prove you know elected Nigerian presidents very well

May 27, 2023 6:01 PM

Before Bola Tinubu takes the oath of office on May 29, 2023, it's time to test your knowledge of all the elected presidents who have gone before him.

Shehu Shagari (top left), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (bottom left), Muhammadu Buhari (middle), Olusegun Obasanjo (top right), and Goodluck Jonathan (bottom right) are Nigeria's only five elected presidents who took the oath of office, as of May 27, 2023

How well do you know them?

Which of these elected presidents was known as a chain smoker?

Muhammadu Buhari

Goodluck Jonathan

Shehu Shagari

Shehu Shagari Next question

Even though he never smoked in public places as a sign of respect for his office, Shehu Shagari was well known for smoking. His grandson, Bello Shagari, claimed in 2020 that he quit smoking in 1984 while in detention, following the overthrow of his government by General Muhammadu Buhari.

Which elected president divorced his first wife?

Goodluck Jonathan

Muhammadu Buhari

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Muhammadu Buhari Next question

Before he married the current first lady, Aisha Buhari, Muhammadu Buhari was married to Safinatu Yusuf who was the first lady when he was a military head of state between 1983 and 1985. The two married in 1971 and Buhari divorced her for undisclosed reasons in 1988. They had five children together.

Who spent the shortest time in office as an elected president?

Goodluck Jonathan

Shehu Shagari

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Next question

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was only president for two years and 341 days between May 29, 2007, when he was sworn in, and May 5, 2010, when he died.

Which state has produced more than one elected president?

Sokoto

Ogun

Katsina

Katsina Next question

Muhammadu Buhari and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua are natives of Katsina State. Other states that have produced one elected president each are Bayelsa, Ogun and Sokoto.

Who's the youngest elected president on the day he took office?

Shehu Shagari

Goodluck Jonathan

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Goodluck Jonathan Next question

Goodluck Jonathan was 52 years old when he assumed office on May 6, 2010, following Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's death. He was 53 years old when he took the oath of office again on May 29, 2011 after winning his own presidential election, making him still younger than Shehu Shagari who was 54 years old when he took office on October 1, 1979 and Yar'Adua who was 55 years old when he took office on May 29, 2007.

Which elected president had the shortest term?

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Shehu Shagari

Goodluck Jonathan

Shehu Shagari Next question

Shehu Shagari's second term as president only lasted 91 days between October 1, 1983, and December 31, 1983, when a military coup overthrew his government.

Which elected president used to be a teacher?

Muhammadu Buhari

Olusegun Obasanjo

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Next question

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was a lecturer at multiple schools between 1975 and 1983 before he became a businessman and later a politician.

Which geopolitical zone has produced more than two elected presidents?

Southwest

Northwest

Southeast

Northwest Next question

Of the four states that have produced five elected presidents, Katsina (Buhari and Yar'Adua) and Sokoto (Shagari) in the Northwest have produced three.

Who's the oldest elected president to take the oath of office?

Olusegun Obasanjo

Muhammadu Buhari

Goodluck Jonathan

Muhammadu Buhari Next question

Muhammadu Buhari was 72 years old when he took the oath of office on May 29, 2015, and 76 years old when he was sworn in for a second term on May 29, 2019.

Which elected president has never been imprisoned?

Muhammadu Buhari

Olusegun Obasanjo

Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Jonathan Next question

Muhammadu Buhari and Olusegun Obasanjo were both imprisoned by military regimes.

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Your score: Low energy effort

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Your score: You definitely know your presidents

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Your score: Just one more!

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Your score: Standing ovation!

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