Sani Bello was born on 27 November 1942 and is a Nigerian statesman and military administrator who served as Governor of Kano State from 1975 to 1978.
16 Facts About Sani Bello
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Sani Bello was born on 27 November 1942 in Kontagora, the only child of Bello Mustapha and Hajiya Abu.
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Sani Bello received Islamic education, and attended Central Primary School, Kotangora from 1950 to 1957.
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Sani Bello returned to Nigeria and was posted to 1st Battalion in Enugu as a Platoon Commander.
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Sani Bello progressed in the Army, holding various command posts and rising through the ranks, including Aide-de-camp to Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria's first military head of state.
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Sani Bello was later posted to active commands including serving as Commander of the Oshodi Resettlement Center and Rear Commander of defunct Third Marine Commando division under then Colonel Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Sani Bello was General Staff Officer and Assistant Quartermaster General of the 3rd Division.
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Sani Bello was later appointed military governor of Kano State under General Murtala Mohammed and an ex-officio member of the Supreme Military Council.
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Colonel Sani Bello was appointed military governor of the old Kano State from 1975 to 1978.
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Sani Bello's administration was tasked by the Federal Military Government to implement: local government reform and universal primary education.
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Sani Bello served as the Chairman of Nigerian Table Tennis Federation and led the national team to the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships and 1983 World Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
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Sani Bello later served as the Nigerian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe from 1984 to 1986.
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On his return home from Zimbabwe, Colonel Sani Bello cultivated clients, business associates and friends who have extended his business interests in: banking, insurance, construction, and telecommunications.
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Sani Bello maintains personal and business links with his childhood friends General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar.
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Sani Bello is currently the Chairman of Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company Limited and Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited.
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Sani Bello is the Proprietor of Mustafa Comprehensive School in Kontagora.