President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

   Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was the 13th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was then governor of Katsina State in northern Nigeria from 29th May, 1999 to 28th May, 2007. He was declared the winner of the controversial Nigerian presidential election held on 21st April, 2007 and was sworn in on 29th May, 2007.
  In the Country’s history it is the first time an elected civilian head of state transferred power to another.
  His father, a Minister for Lagos during the First republic, held the chieftaincy title of Matawalle (or custodian of the royal treasury) of the Katsina Emirate, a title which Yar'Adua inherited.

Umar Musa Yar'adua Died on the 5th May 2010 (aged 58) in Aso Villa, Abuja Nigeria.