Umaru Yar'Adua bu onye e mere president Naigeria, soto Olusegun Obasanjo. O bidoro 29 Mee, 2007, bu onye People's Democratic Party (PDP), ndi meriri e meri na general election 2007 Naigeria, na 21 Eprel. Mbu ha biata People's Democratic Party, ha bula onye ndi People's Redemption Party, tupu ha so papa ya, onye bula vice chairman nde National Party of Nigeria (Naigeria).