IS BUHARI TOO OLD @ 72 TO LEAD NIGERIA? - Late Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa in 1994 @ 76 years. And still President in 1998 when he stepped aside @ 80 years. - Jacob Zuma of South Africa is 72 years old. He will be President till 2019 @ 77 years. - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became President of Liberia @ 70 in 2006. She was 75 in 2011 and will be President till 2016 @ age 80 years. - President Peter Mutharika of Malawi was 74 when he was sworn-in on 31st May, 2014. He will be President till 2019 @ 79 years. - President Alpha Conde of Guinea is now 76 years old. He was sworn-in on December 2011 @ 72 years old. - President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola is 72 years old. He will be President till 2020 @ 78 years. - President AbdulAziz Boutefilka of Algeria is 77 years old. He will be President till 2020 @ 83 years old. - President Alansen Quattara of Cote Divoire was 72 years in 2012. He will be President till 2016 @ 76 years old. - Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has been President for years. He won another seven years term in 2013 @ 77 years. He will be President till 2020 @ 84 years. - President Theodore Oblang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is 73 years old and he is still rulling. - President Michael Sata of Zambia is 77 years old. He became President in 2011 @ 74 years. He will rule till 2016 when he will be 79 years old. - President Paul Biya of Cameroon is 81 years old. He will be in Office till 2017 @ age 83. - President Jose Mujiaga of Uruguay was 75 years old when he was elected. He is now 79 years old. - President Milos Zeman of Czech Republic is 70 years old. He will be in Office till 2018 @ age of 73. - President Ronald Reagan became US President @ 70 years old. He served two terms before retiring in 1989 @ 78 years. - Abdul-Halim of Malaysia is 87 years old. He assumed Office in 2011 @ age of 84. - Karolos Papoulias of Greece is 84 years old. He assumed Office in 2005 @ age of 76. - Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius is 84 years old. He assumed Office in 2014 @ age of 83. - Arthur Rasizade of Azerbaijan is 79 years old. He assumed Office in 2003 @ age of 68. - Mahmood Abbas of Palestine is 79 years old. He assumed Office in 2005 @ age of 70. - Shimon Peres of Israel was 90 years old @ the time his term ended in 2014. - Eamon De Valera of Ireland was 90 years old when his term ended in 1973. - Joaquin Balague of Dominican Republic was 89 years when his term ended in 1996. - Giorgio Napolitano of Italy was 89 years old when he resigned from government on 2015. - Luis Alberto Sanchez, Prime Minister of Peru was 88 years when he resigned his appointment in 1989. - Girma Wolde-Giorgis of Ethiopia was 88 years old when his term ended in 1985. - Sandro Pertini of Italy was 88 years old when his term ended in 1985. - Obafemi Awolowo was 74 years old during his last attempt @ Presidency in 1983. - Nnamdi Azikiwe was 79 years old when he contested for Presidency in 1983. Age doesnt matter in leadership.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:37:42 +0000