Buhari’s Daughter Claims Father’s Signature Was Forged on Official Documents During Presidency

Fatima Buhari has made explosive allegations about her father’s time in office, claiming the late former President Muhammadu Buhari‘s signature was forged on government documents.

The forensic auditor revealed these concerns in a new biography, From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, written by Charles Omole.

She says she personally examined several documents with what appeared to be fake signatures and alerted her father.

Fatima emphasized she wasn’t alone in raising red flags, others in government circles also questioned whether certain documents were genuinely signed by the president.

She noted that signature forgery wasn’t exclusive to her father’s administration, claiming previous governments faced similar problems.

The book reveals another troubling practice: Buhari’s speeches and official directives were sometimes altered after he’d already approved them.

Fatima recalls one incident during a U.S. trip when her father was speaking at a conference.

She noticed him pausing repeatedly while reading his remarks, unusual behavior for him.

“You were stopping,” she told him afterward. Buhari explained the speech had been changed without his knowledge.

He eventually abandoned the altered script and spoke off the cuff instead, telling his daughter such changes happened regularly.

The family gradually noticed a pattern where presidential orders were watered down or rewritten as they passed through bureaucratic channels.

While some changes seemed like administrative errors, the book suggests others were deliberate moves by a powerful inner circle.

Perhaps most striking is the claim that Buhari believed his State House residence was bugged. This fear led him to avoid open conversations, even with family members.

The biography describes instances where Fatima and her father communicated through gestures and handwritten notes, worried their conversations were being monitored.

Buhari reportedly suspected listening devices were planted in his Presidential Villa office.

Some security chiefs who served under him later confirmed that suspicious objects were found during routine security sweeps of his office and living quarters, according to the book.