Abubakar_Waziri

Abubakar Waziri

Abubakar Waziri

Nigerian politician and major general

Abubakar Waziri (28 September 1940[1]) was the Military Governor of Bendel State in Nigeria from July 1978 to September 1979 during the transitional period of military to civilian government under General Olusegun Obasanjo.[2] Later he was military governor of Borno State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the regime of General Muhammadu Buhari.[3]

Quick Facts Major General, Governor, Bendel State, Nigeria ...

Waziri was born in the Fika Emirate in Yobe State.[4] Waziri was one of the referees of "Exercise SunStroke", a ten-day field exercise conducted early in 1975 that turned out to be a dress rehearsal for the Military Rebellion of 29 July 1975, when General Yakubu Gowon was removed from power and replaced by Murtala Muhammed.[5] While governor of Bendel State, Waziri was also Brigade Commander, 4 Mechanised Brigade, Nigeria Army Benin City.[2]

Medical services in Borno State were minimal at the time he held office (January 1984 to August 1985), with only one doctor for every 65,000 people.[6] The state had a severe drought in this period, losing over 660,000 tons of crops.[7] Waziri initiated a direct feeding program in the Borno secondary schools to ensure students were not exploited by private contractors.[4]

Waziri retired as a major general.[2] After the return to democracy in 1999, Waziri played an active role in politics.[8]

References

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    "Abubakar Waziri 28th September, 1940 - Google Search". www.google.com.
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    "Midwest/Bendel/Edo state Governors 1963-Date". EdoWorld. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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    "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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    Victor Izekor (1986). The major in a general's shoes. Executive Publishers. pp. 32, 136.
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    Nowa Omoigui. "Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 7". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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    Dr. Robert Sanda (July 26, 2009). "BORNO STATE AND THE DEARTH OF MEDICAL DOCTORS IN STATE HOSPITALS: REALITIES, TACTICS AND STRATEGIES". NigeriaWorld. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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    African recorder, Volume 24. M. H. Samuel. 1985.
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    Alao Abiodun (February 2000). "Security Reform in Democratic Nigeria" (PDF). The Conflict, Security and Development Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-08.


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