- Sani Bello
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Sani Bello Governor, Kano State, Nigeria In office
July 1975 – Sept 1978Preceded by Comm. of Police Audu Bako Succeeded by Group Captain Ishaya Aboi Shekari Personal details Born 27 November 1942
Kontagora, Niger State, NigeriaNationality Nigerian Sani Bello (born 27 November, 1942) is a Nigerian businessman and retired Nigerian Army colonel.
Early life and education
Sani Bello was born in 1942 at Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria. He attended Kontagora Primary School in 1950 and Bida Government College in 1957, before joining the Nigerian Army as a Cadet in December 1962. He attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England and graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant in July 1965.
Career
Following commission he returned to Nigeria and was posted to 1st Battalion, Nigerian Army Enugu as a Platoon Commander. He held various posts in the Army as he progressed in ranks, including ADC to the Supreme Commander (Nigeria’s first military head of state) Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Company Commander, Assistant Quarter Master General of 3rd marine Commando Division of Nigerian Army, Deputy Adjutant General of the Army and the 1st Nigerian Principal Staff officer at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, a post he held until he retired in August 1979. He was also a Military Governor of the old Kano State from 1975 – 1978.[1]
After retirement in 1979, Colonel Bello held various part time appointments as chairman of Niger State Green Revolution, Niger State NYSC, Niger State Polytechnic and Niger State Science and Technical School Board. He also served as Nigerian High Commissioner (Ambassador) to Zimbabwe from 1984- 1986.
On his return home from Zimbabwe Bello became involved with various companies as chairman or director, including Former Broadbank Nigeria Ltd, Globe Re Nigeria Ltd, Law Union and Rock Insurance Company Plc, Amni International Petroleum Development Company Ltd, Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company Ltd, MTN Communications Ltd, Equatel Communication Ltd and the President of National Association of Indigenous Petroleum Explorers in Nigeria. He is also a farmer and Proprietor of Mustafa Comprehensive School, Kontagora.
He is a passionate lover of sports, especially table tennis in which he once served as the Chairman of Nigerian Table Tennis Federation and led the national team to the Commonwealth and World Championships in 1983.
References
- ^ "Nigeria States". Ben Cahoon. worldstatesmen.org. 11 November 2010. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm.
Audu Bako • Sani Bello • Ishaya Shekari • Abubakar Rimi • Abdu Dawakin Tofa • Sabo Bakin Zuwo • Hamza Abdullahi • Ahmed Muhammad Daku • Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru • Idris Garba • Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya • Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase • Dominic Oneya • Aminu Isa Kontagora • Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso • Ibrahim ShekarauGovernors of Nigerian States under General Murtala Muhammed (July 1975 - February 1976) Benue-Plateau State Colonel Abdullahi MohammedEast-Central State Colonel Anthony OchefuKano State Lt-Colonel Sani BelloKwara State Colonel Ibrahim Taiwo
Lagos State Navy Captain Adekunle LawalMid-West State Colonel George Agbazika InnihNorth-Central State Lt-Colonel Usman JibrinNorth-Eastern State Lt-Colonel Muhammadu Buhari
North-Western State Lt-Colonel Umaru MohammedRivers State Lt-Colonel Zamani LekwotSouth-Eastern State Lt-Colonel Paul OmuWestern State Navy Captain Akintunde Aduwo
Colonel David JemibewonSee also Governors of Nigerian States under General Yakubu Gowon (1967 - 1975) and Governors of Nigerian States under General Olusegun Obasanjo (1976 – 1979)Categories:- 1942 births
- Living people
- Nigerian businesspeople
- Nigerian military personnel
- People from Niger State
- Governors of Kano State
- Sandhurst graduates
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