Musa Mohammed (politician)

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Musa Mohammed
Governor of Yobe State
In office
August 1998 –May 1999
Preceded by John Ben Kalio
Succeeded by Bukar Abba Ibrahim
Minister of Sports and Social Development
In office
July 2003 –July 2005
Preceded by Stephen Akiga
Succeeded by Saidu Samaila Sambala
Minister of Youth Development
In office
July 2005 –June 2006
Preceded by Frank Nweke
Succeeded by S. A. Jakanda

Colonel (retired) Musa Mohammed was the Administrator of Yobe State, Nigeria from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar. [1] Later he became the Minister of Sports and Social Development from July 2003 to July 2005 during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Yobe State State in Nigeria

Yobe is a state located in Northeast Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.

Nigeria Federal republic in West Africa

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Abdulsalami Abubakar Nigerian general and brief head of state

Abdulsalami Abubakar is a retired Nigerian Army General who was Military Head of State from 9 June 1998 until 29 May 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha's death. During his leadership, Nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections. He transferred power to president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo on 29 May 1999. He is the current Chairman of the National Peace Committee.

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Career

Military

Musa Mohammed attended the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna and the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. In his army career he was an Instructor at the NDA, Brigade Major and Chief Instructor at the Nigerian Army Signal School and a General Staff Officer at Army Headquarters. [2] Appointed administrator of Yobe State from August 1998 to May 1999, as a former military administrator he was required to retire from the army after the return to democracy. [3]

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Ahmadu Bello University Public university in Zaria, Nigeria

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a federal government research university in Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria. ABU was founded on 4 October 1962, as the University of Northern Nigeria.

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Politics

In April 2001 he became a member of the steering committee of the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF), a group of former military governors. [4] He was a contender to become the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for Governor of Gombe State in the 2003 elections, but lost in the primaries to Mohammed Danjuma Goje, who went on to be elected Governor. [5]

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Gombe State State in Nigeria

Gombe, usually referred to as Gombe State to distinguish it from the city of Gombe, is located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Tangale-Waja Chiefdom and Gombe Emirate, a traditional state.

Mohammed Danjuma Goje was a former Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), taking office on the 29th of May, 2003. He is now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Musa Mohammed was appointed Minister of Sports and Social Development in July 2003. On 13 July 2005, in a Cabinet reshuffle he became Minister for Inter-governmental Affairs, Youth Development and Special Duties. [6] In June 2006 he was disengaged from Obasanjo's cabinet in order for him to focus on seeking elective office in the April 2007 election. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ministers: A Biographical Summary". Nigeria First. Archived from the original on 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  3. ↑ "OBASANJO HIRES & FIRES". NDM DEMOCRACY WATCH 1999/03. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  4. ↑ Kola Ologbondiyan and Agaju Maduba (2001-04-29). "The Return of Abacha Boys". ThisDay. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  5. ↑ WILLIAMS ATTAH (March 4, 2006). "Goje, Mohammed keep hope alive". Daily Champion. Retrieved 2010-05-07.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "As Obasanjo Reshuffles Cabinet... Ministers Under Probe for Corruption". Biafra Nigeria World News. July 14, 2005. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Obasanjo disengages 5 ministers from his cabinet". People's Daily. June 2, 2006. Retrieved 2010-05-07.


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