Hadiza Shagari
First Lady of Nigeria
In role
1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983
PresidentShehu Shagari
Preceded byEsther Oluremi Obasanjo
Succeeded bySafinatu Buhari
Personal details
Born
Hadiza Dawaiya

1940 or 1941
Died12 August 2021 (aged 80)
Abuja, Nigeria
Spouse
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(m. 1957; died 2018)​

Hadiza Dawaiya Shagari, also known as Hadiza Shehu Shagari (1940/41 – 12 August 2021) was a Nigerian public figure, former First Lady of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983, and widow of Shehu Shagari.[1]

Together with Shehu Shagari's other two wives, Hadiza Shagari served as First Lady of Nigeria when her husband assumed the presidency from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983.[2][3]

Biography

Hadiza Dawaiya met her husband, Shehu Shagari, while he was working as a visiting teacher and Federal Scholarship Board member in Sokoto province (present-day Sokoto State).[2] They married in 1957.[2]

Hadiza Shagari died from complications of COVID-19 at the Gwagwalada Isolation Center in Abuja at approximately 3 a.m. on 12 August 2021.[2][4] She was 80 years old.[3] Her funeral was held at the Abuja National Mosque on 12 August at 4 p.m.[2][4] Her husband, former President Shehu Shagari, died in 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ Shagari, Shehu Usman Aliyu (2001). Shehu Shagari : beckoned to serve : an autobiography. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria). ISBN 978-129-932-0. OCLC 50042754.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Former Nigerian First Lady dies of COVID-19 in Abuja". Politics Nigeria. 2021-08-12. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Shagari wife dies: Former First Lady of Nigeria Hadiza Shehu Shagari die of Covid". BBC News. 2021-08-12. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. ^ a b "Shagari's widow, Hadiza, dies of COVID-19 complications". Vanguard (Nigeria). 2021-08-12. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.


Honorary titles Preceded byEsther Oluremi Obasanjo First Lady of Nigeria 1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983 Succeeded bySafinatu Buhari
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