1. Mohammed Namadi Sambo was born on 2 August 1954 and is a Nigerian politician who served as the vice president of Nigeria from 19 May 2010 to 29 May 2015.
10 Facts About Namadi Sambo
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Namadi Sambo previously served as governor of Kaduna State from 2007 to 2010.
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Mohammed Namadi Sambo was born on 2 August 1954 in Zaria, then Northern Region, he attended Baptist Primary School in Kakuri, Kaduna, before attending Kobi Primary School in Bauchi and Towns School No 1 in Zaria.
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Namadi Sambo served with the Oyo State Ministry of Works and Housing for the National Youth Service Corps up to August 1979.
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Namadi Sambo then went into private practice as an architect.
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In 1990, Namadi Sambo left the service of the Kaduna State Government and went back to private practice.
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In May 2007, Namadi Sambo assumed office as Governor of Kaduna State after winning the 2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election held on 14 April.
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Namadi Sambo's term ended on 19 May 2010, when he was sworn in as vice president of Nigeria.
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Namadi Sambo had an 11-point agenda as governor that was to focus on empowering the youth and women of the community and to address security of the state.
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On 19 May 2010, Namadi Sambo was formally sworn in as the vice president of Nigeria, serving in office until 29 May 2015 with his senior special adviser Umar Sani.