OUR HISTORY

The inauguration of the Foundation in February 2002 was set on a mission to sustain the lofty ideals of the great leader General Murtala Muhammed to the benefit of Nigeria and Africa, for which eminent Nigerians have been greatly in support. The inauguration was witnessed by members of the Board of Trustees led by the president Olusegun Obasanjo, General Ibrahim Babangida, General T.Y Danjuma and the wife of the Late General Muhammed, Dr. (Mrs.) Ajoke Muhammed, Mr. Risqua M. Muhammed, Dr. Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, and Mrs. Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode. Also in attendance were many federal ministries, several state governors, and representatives from international communities, non-Governmental organizations and other eminent personalities. Initially the Murtala Muhammed Foundation operated programmes beginning with Nigerians which focused largely on engendering and supporting self-reliance efforts in the following principal areas:Shelter, Business Development, The Environment, Displacement And Resettlement.

In the light of the challenges of the changing global community and the need to provide cutting edge solutions and services to improve the myriad of social problems facing Africans, the Foundation was therefore motivated to review its mission, vision and objectives.  This was done to also re-integrate improved perspective and principles into these focal points. The mantra was that, the most certain and constant thing in life is change.  To achieve this, the Foundation in collaboration with KPMG and IBS, two reputable consulting firms in Nigeria, developed and integrated sound principles into the framework of its programmes. The result of the yearlong research and change process precipitated our new vision, mission.

MMF PROFILE

The Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) is a non-profit organization, founded on the ideals of the Late Gen. Murtala Muhammed, a former Head of State of Nigeria (1975-76). MMF as it is today was inaugurated in 2001 and launched on the 13^th of February 2002, a day that coincided with the 26^th anniversary of General Murtala Muhammed’s assassination. Prior to the inauguration of the Foundation, the only event through which General Murtala Muhammed’s memory was kept alive was the Murtala Muhammed Memorial Lectures which begun in 1991 by the Daily Times Newspapers.

 MMF is dedicated to improving the quality of life of Africans. The Foundation specifically focuses on engendering self-reliance and fulfillment by working tirelessly on policy and advocacy for issues that impact on ethics, equity, good governance and economic empowerment, encouraging business development including in the area of agriculture and providing medium term disaster relief.