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Encyclopedia > Adamu Aliero
Adamu Aliero
Adamu Aliero

Alhaji Muhammad Adamu Aliero (born 1959?) has been governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP). Image File history File links Aliero. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of Kebbi State leaders: See also Nigeria States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state governors Category: ... Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. ...


Born in Aliero, Aliero Local Government Area of Kebbi State (then part of the Northern Region, Adamu received his primary education at an Islamic school. His elementary education commenced in 1965 at Aliero Town Planning School. He then attended the Government Secondary School in Koko and graduated in 1976. The Northern Region was one of Nigerias federal divisions. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...


This was followed by admission into the School of Basic Studies at Ahmadu Bello University, where he enrolled in the Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) certificate program. He began undergraduate studies in 1977 and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree Political Science in 1980. Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in West Africa. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Political science is a social science discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...


In 1981, Aliero began his working career as an administrative officer at the College of Education in Sokoto and joined the Nigeria Customs and Excise Service in the same year. In 1997, he voluntarily resigned from the Customs and Excise Service and went into the private business sector, dealing in export and import trade. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sokoto (which is the modern/anglicised version of the local name, Sakkwato; also known as Sakkwato, Birnin Shaihu da Bello or Sokoto, Capital of Shaihu and Bello) is a city located in the Northwestern region of Nigeria, and is the modern day capital of Sokoto State (and its predecessor, the... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


His political career began in 1998 when, running on the platform of the now defunct United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP), he contested and won a Senate seat representing the Kebbi Central constituency. The results of the election annulled soon after they were announced. Following the death of military dictator Sani Abacha and a brief period of transition, new elections were held. Aliero, now representing the All People's Party (APP), contested and won the Kebbi State gubernatorial election. He was sworn in on 29 May 1999. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Senate is the upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Augusto Pinochet (sitting) was an army general who led a military coup in Chile in 1973. ... Abacha General Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 - 8 June 1998) was the military dictator of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998. ... The All Peoples Party (APP) is a former Nigerian political party. ...


Adamu Aliero was re-elected in 2003 for a second four-year term and was one of only four incumbent ANPP (the APP was later renamed All Nigeria People's Party due to a factional split) governors to maintain their positions. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He is married and the father of six children.



Current governors of Nigerian states

Abia: Orji Uzor Kalu
Adamawa: Boni Haruna
Akwa Ibom: Victor Attah
Anambra: Chris Ngige
Bauchi: Adamu Mu'azu
Bayelsa: Goodluck Jonathan
Benue: George Akume
Borno: Ali Modo Sheriff
Cross River: Donald Duke
Delta: James Ibori
Ebonyi: Sam Egwu
Edo: Lucky Igbinedion
The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... Abia State, Nigeria, is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Orji Uzor Kalu (b. ... Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola, Nigeria. ... Boni Haruna (b. ... Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. ... Obong Victor Bassey Attah (b. ... Anambra is a state in east-central Nigeria. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Adamu Muazu Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Muazu (b. ... Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria, on the coast and between Delta State and Rivers State. ... Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (b. ... Benue is a state in eastern Nigeria. ... George Akume (b. ... Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. ... Ali Modu Sheriff has been governor of Borno State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. ... Cross River is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Donald Duke Donald Duke (born 30 September 1961 in Calabar) has been the Governor of Cross River State since 1999. ... All the main characters (except the man on the left) Delta State is a Canadian cartoon, based on a comic book, featuring four amnesiac roommates with the ability to enter the Delta State, an ethereal realm. ... James Onanefe Ibori (b. ... Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos. ... Sam Ominyi Egwu (b. ... Edo State is a state in Nigeria. ... Lucky Igbinedion (b. ...

Ekiti: Ayo Fayose
Enugu: Chimaroke Nnamani
Gombe: Mohammed Danjuma Goje
Imo: Achike Udenwa
Jigawa: Saminu Turaki
Kaduna: Ahmed Makarfi
Kano: Ibrahim Shekarau
Katsina: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Kebbi: Adamu Aliero
Kogi: Ibrahim Idris
Kwara: Bukola Saraki
Lagos: Bola Tinubu
Ekiti State is an inland south-western state of Nigeria. ... Peter Ayodele Fayose (b. ... Enugu State is an inland state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Chimaroke Nnamani Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani (EBEANO) (b. ... Gombe is a State in Nigeria. ... Mohammed Danjuma Goje has been governor of Gombe State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. ... Imo is a state in Nigeria. ... Achike Udenwa (born 1948) is the governor of Imo State, Nigeria. ... Jigawa State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (b. ... Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Ahmed Makarfi Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (b. ... Kano State is a state located in north-central Nigeria. ... Ibrahim Shekarau (b. ... Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Umaru Musa YarAdua has been governor of Katsina State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ... Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Kogi is a state in the north-central zone of Nigeria. ... Ibrahim Idris (b. ... Kwara State is a state in western Nigeria. ... Dr. Bukola Saraki (b. ... Lagos State, Nigeria was created on May 27, 1967. ... Bola Tinubu Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (b. ...

Nassarawa: Abdullahi Adamu
Niger: Abdulkadir Kure
Ogun: Gbenga Daniel
Ondo: Olusegun Agagu
Osun: Olagunsoye Oyinlola
Oyo: Christopher Alao-Akala
Plateau: Joshua Dariye
Rivers: Peter Odili
Sokoto: Attahiru Bafarawa
Taraba: Jolly Nyame
Yobe: Bukar Ibrahim
Zamfara: Ahmed Sani Yerima
Nassarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. ... Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu (b. ... Abdulkadir Kure has been governor of Niger State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ... Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. ... Otunba Gbenga Daniel (b. ... Ondo State, Nigeria was created on February 3, 1976 from the former Western region. ... Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu (b. ... Osun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. ... Olagunsoye Oyinlola has been governor of Osun State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. ... Oyo State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. ... Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala has been governor of Oyo State in Nigeria since 12 January 2006. ... Plateau State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Joshua Chibi Dariye (b. ... Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Dr. Peter Otunuya Odili (b. ... Sokoto State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa (b. ... Taraba is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. ... Jolly Taboro Nyame has been governor of Taraba State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ... Yobe State, a mainly agricultural state, is located in Northern Nigeria. ... Bukar Abba Ibrahim Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim (b. ... Zamfara State is a state in Nigeria. ... Alhaji Ahmed Sani Yerima (b. ...


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THISDAYonline (931 words)
The peaceful and successful conduct of the once-postponed by-election in Kebbi North senatorial district and Danko-Wasagu (state House of Assembly seat) is of such a profound political significance and is already being described as the "Mother of All Elections" in Kebbi State political circles.
Of particular political impact is the resounding victory of APP's Alhaji Samaila Adamu Bagaya and Mallam Mohammed Abubakar Shindi respectively for the senate and the state legislative seats respectively as well as the defeat of the PDP's Alhaji Mohammadu Bello Alkali and Mr.
The Adamu Aliero administration is demonstrating the vital role that commitment to delivery genuine service to the people plays in the entrenchment of democracy by endearing the government to the generality of the citizens of the state.
Newswatch magazine (1418 words)
He adores Governor Adamu Aliero and would not hesitate to tell the world that his boss is one of the best governors in the country.
Our inquiries were to reveal that it is in his hands Adamu Aliero, governor of Kebbi State placed the justice and finance ministries of the state.
Aliero is yet to recover from the shock of discovering that his close allies that had manned the Finance Ministry since 1999 had betrayed the trust he reposed in them and been pinching the lean finances of the state.
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