Abubakar Sani Bello
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Abubakar Sani Bello | |
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| Governor of Niger State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2015 | |
| Deputy | Ahmed Muhammad Ketso |
| Preceded by | Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abubakar Sani Bello 17 December 1967 Niger State, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Political party | APC |
| Spouse | Dr. Amina Abdulsalam |
| Parent | Sani Bello |
| Education | Economics |
| Alma mater | University of Maiduguri |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | abubakarsanibello |
Abubakar Sani Bello known as Lolo, is a Nigerian politician and the current Governor of Niger State, Nigeria[1]
Background
Born on 17 December 1967. He is the eldest child of the Nigerian Billionaire and former military Governor of old Kano state Col Sani Bello (RTD)[2] . Abubakar Sani Bello attended ST. Loius primary school, Kano from 1974 - 1979 and later went to Nigerian Military School from 1980 - 1985 then was given admission into University of Maiduguri 1986 - 1991 where He obtained a B.Sc in Economics. Abubakar has worked in several parts of the country Starting from His NYSC days where He was posted to serve in Port Harcourt in the Marketing department of NICOTES Services as Supervisor.[3]
Political career
Gubernatorial run
Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello won the Niger State, APC gubernatorial primaries for the 2015 election. Abubakar polled 3,829 votes to defeat Senator Musa Ibrahim in the primary election. Abubakar later went ahead to win the general election with a total of 593,709 votes. Abubakar was declared winner by the INEC on 13 April, 2015. On March 9th, 2019, Abubakar was reelected as the Governor of Niger State.[4]
References
- ^ Ajobe, Ahmed Tahir; Minna (2 December 2017). "Niger 2019: When odds pile against Gov Sani Bello". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Abubakar Sani Bello". Politicians Data. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ . (21 June 2019). "#FlashBackFriday: See Governor Sani Bello during his NYSC days". Daily Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Gov. Bello of Niger secures second term, wins in all 25 LGs". 10 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.