President Bola Tinubu congratulates Major-General Ibrahim Bata Malgwi Haruna (rtd) on his 85th birthday, July 24, 2025.
President Tinubu celebrates the retired general, fondly called IBM, on this special occasion and commends his service to the nation as a military officer and an elder statesman.
IBM Haruna retired from the military in 1977 and went into law practice.
President Tinubu notes General Haruna’s role in establishing the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Federal Commissioner of Information. During this time, he chaired Nigeria’s Participation in the World Festival of Arts and Culture in Lagos in 1977.
General Haruna served in various strategic positions in the Nigerian Army. He was Quartermaster General, Nigerian Army (1968); General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Onitsha (1968-1969); Principal Staff Officer (PSO), Supreme Headquarters, Dodan Barracks, Lagos (1969), and Quartermaster General, Nigerian Army Headquarters (AHQ) (1970).
The President also acknowledges General Haruna’s pivotal role as a military officer at epochal moments in Nigeria’s history, particularly his role in the reconciliation efforts after the civil war in 1970
He also served as Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (1978 -1985), chairman of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru (1985-1992), member of the Constitutional Conference (1988–89), member of the Committee for the National Constitutional Conference Commission (1994), and advocate of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Oputa Panel (2005).
President Tinubu salutes the General’s courage and sustained advocacy for a united Nigeria. He prays that God Almighty will grant him good health and more years to serve the nation.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
July 24, 2025
Fonte: Nigerian Information Portal