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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
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]
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.
Abubakar Sani Bello was born on 17 December 1967, [4] the son of the former military Governor of old Kano state, Col. Sani Bello. [5] He attended St. Louis primary school, Kano from 1974 to 1979 and went to the Nigerian Military School from 1980 to 1985, He studied at the University of Maiduguri [6] from 1986 to 1991, where he obtained a B.Sc in Economics.
The government of Niger is the apparatus through which authority functions and is exercised: the governing apparatus of Nigerien state. The current system of governance, since the Constitution of 25 November 2010, is termed the Seventh Republic of Niger .
Term of office Political party Prime minister(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Hamani Diori (1916–1989) 1960 1965 1970: 10 November 1960 15 April 1974 : 13 years, 156 days PPN–RDA: Position not established 2 Seyni Kountché (1931–1987) — 17 April 1974 10 November 1987 (died in office) 13 years, 207 days Military: Oumarou ...
In 1979, he left civil service to contest for as a candidate for Governor of Niger State under the National Party of Nigeria (NPN). Ibrahim won the primary and defeated in challenges in the gubernatorial states elections to become the first elected Governor of Niger State. There were attempts to impeach Ibrahim while he was governor. [3]