Abubakar Sani Bello

Abubakar Sani Bello also known as Lolo, is a Nigerian politician and the current executive Governor of Niger State, Nigeria[1]

Abubakar Sani Bello
Governor of Niger State
Assumed office
29 May 2015
DeputyAhmed Muhammad Ketso
Preceded byMu'azu Babangida Aliyu
Personal details
Born
Abubakar Sani Bello

(1967-12-17) 17 December 1967
Niger State, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigerian
Political partyAPC
Spouse(s)Dr. Amina Abdulsalam
ParentsSani Bello
EducationEconomics
Alma materUniversity of Maiduguri
OccupationPolitician
Websiteabubakarsanibello.org

Background

Born on 17 December 1967. He is the eldest son 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]

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References
  1. Ajobe, Ahmed Tahir; Minna (2 December 2017). "Niger 2019: When odds pile against Gov Sani Bello". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Abubakar Sani Bello". Politicians Data. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. . (21 June 2019). "#FlashBackFriday: See Governor Sani Bello during his NYSC days". Daily Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Gov. Bello of Niger secures second term, wins in all 25 LGs". 10 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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