Abubakar Musa Garkuwan Yauri | |
---|---|
Governor of Kebbi State | |
In office January 1992 –November 1993 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Aziza |
Succeeded by | Salihu Tunde Bello |
Alhaji Abubakar Musa is a Nigerian politician who was elected on the National Republican Convention (NRC) platform as Governor of Kebbi State,Nigeria,holding office between January 1992 and November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic. [1]
Before entering politics,Musa was Director of Customs. [2]
Musa was accused of tampering with ballot boxes in the December 1991 elections,but when they took place he was in fact abroad undergoing medical treatment. [3] In July 1993 he enacted the edict to form the Kebbi State College of Education,now the Adamu Augie College of Education. [4]
In June 2002,he was the national treasurer of the newly formed National Democratic Party (NDP). [5] He was a candidate to be the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for governor in the 2003 elections. [6] In January 2003 he was at a meeting where Kebbi Governor Muhammad Adamu Aliero announced his intention to run for reelection in April 2003 on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform. [7]