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Mohammed Umar (born 22 February 1974) is a Nigerian banker and politician who is the current governor of Niger State since 29 May 2023. He was born in Minna , Niger State , to a Nupe family. [ 1 ] He was a member of the House of Representative representating Chanchaga Federal Constituency.
Governor August 1998 May 1999 Military Abdulkadir Kure [2] Executive Governor May 29, 1999 May 29, 2007 PDP: Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu [3] [4] Executive Governor May 29, 2007 May 29, 2015 PDP: Abubakar Sani Bello [5] [6] Executive Governor May 29, 2015 May 29, 2023 APC: Mohammed Umar Bago [7] Executive Governor May 29, 2023 Incumbent APC
Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu was elected executive governor of Niger State in April 2007, running under the platform of People's Democratic Party (PDP) . His election was disputed by late Jibrin Bala Guna Alhassan , a rival candidate for the PDP nomination, but the suit was rejected by the Federal High Court in Abuja in December 2007.
Niger is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria. It is the largest state in the country by area. [5] [6] [7] The state capital is Minna. Other major cities are Bida, Kontagora and Suleja. [8] [9] Niger state was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was divided into Niger State and Sokoto State. [8]
The constitution of December 2009 was revised by national referendum on 25 November 2010. It restored the semi-presidential system of government of the 1999 constitution (Fifth Republic) in which the president of the republic, elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term, and a prime minister named by the president share executive power.
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Ketso was born on 27 July 1969 in Ketso village in Mokwa local government area of Niger state. [2] He completed his primary education in 1976 and passed out in 1981, [2] and his secondary school education 1991. [2] He obtained his national diploma in Financial Studies at Federal Polytechnic, Bida from 1995 to 1998. [2]
Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and international support despite rising concerns ...