abdulsalami_abubakar | inofficewhilevicepresident | mike_akhigbe <tsp> abdulsalami_abubakar | militarybranch | nigerian_army <sep> abdulsalami abubakar  ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999 he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998 he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999 
abdulsalami abubakar. who served in the nigerian army was in office while mike akhigbe was vice president.abdulsalami abubakar is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general