Abubakar Sani Bello
| Abubakar Sani Bello | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Niger State | |
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Assumed office 29 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Abubakar Sani Bello 17 December 1967 Niger State, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Political party | APC |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Amina Abdulsalam |
| Parents | Sani Bello |
| Education | Economics |
| Alma mater | University of Maiduguri |
| Occupation | Governor ( Niger State ) |
| Known for | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website |
abubakarsanibello |
Background
Born on 17 December 1967. He is the eldest child of the Nigerian Billionaire and former military Governor of old Kano state Col Sani Bello (RTD) . Abubakar Sani Bello attended ST. LOUIS PRIMARY SCHOOL KANO from 1974 - 1979 and later went to NIGERIAN MILITARY SCHOOL ZARIA 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. He is the current Governor of Niger State , Nigeria.
Business career
| Position | Year |
|---|---|
| N.Y.S.C - NICOTES Services Marketing Department - Portharcourt as Supervisor | 1991-1992 |
| OFF SHORES PIPELINES INTN'L (OPI) SHIPPING DEPARTMENT | 1993 - 1994 |
| ALTERNATE DIRECTOR - BROAD BANK | 1994- 2000 |
| BOARD MEMBER - BROAD BANK | 2000 – 2005 |
| ALTERNATE DIRECTOR - MTN | 2000 -AUG. 2009 |
| CHAIRMAN/CEO - MILLENIUM TRAVELS AND TOURS | 2000 - AUG.2009 |
| CHAIRMAN/CEO PROPERTIES AND ESTATES LTD | 2000-AUG. 2009 |
| DIRECTOR - DORNIER AVIATION NIG. AIEP LTD(DANA) | JAN, 2007-AUG. 2009 |
| CHAIRMAN - MILLENIUM AIR | 2002 -AUG. 2009 |
| CHAIRMAN - HERITAGE HOSPITALITY SERVICES LTD | JAN 2004-AUG. 2009 |
| CHAIRMAN - PRUDENT HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT LTD | FEB 2008-AUG. 2009 |
| DIRECTOR - INVESTMENT CENTRE LTD (ICL) | FEB 2008-AUG. 2009 |
Late 2009 He was appointed as The Commissioner of Commerce and Investment of Niger State by Governor Aliyu Babangida
| Position | Year |
|---|---|
| HONOURABLE COMMISSIONER - MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT, COMMERCE & CO-OPERATIVES, NIGER STATE GOV'T | AUG. 2009-AUG. 2010 |
Governor Niger State May 29th 2015 - Date .
Political career
Gubernatorial run
Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello won the Niger State APC gubernatorial primaries for the 2015 election. He polled 3,829 votes to defeat Senator Musa Ibrahim who had 61 votes out of the total 3,932 votes cast in the election. He later went ahead to win the general election scoring 593,709 votes to defeat his closest rival from the PDP whom had 239,772 votes . He was declared winner by the INEC on 13 April 2015 .