Ali Shettima Monguno

Ali Shettima Monguno

Ali Shettima Monguno (born 1926) is a Nigerian politician and former minister for Internal Affairs and Mines and Power. He was born in Monguno, Borno State. Before entering politics, he was a teacher and an education secretary to the Borno Native Authority.

Career

It was during his tenure as minister for Mines and Power, a ministry which was overseeing the nation's oil industry, that the country acquired stakes in the oil prospecting licenses of multinationals exploring oil in Nigeria. He was one of the members of Yakubu Gowon's executive council, alongside Shehu Shagari, Anthony Enahoro and Chief Eke, who joined the National Party of Nigeria.

References

* Toyin Falola, The History of Nigeria, Greenwood Press, 1999


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