While the elections lasted, he would come from Lagos on Friday and leave on Monday. The coup of 1983 was greeted silently in Sokoto. Mukhtar Shagari PDP Campaign Funds: Shagari, 4 Other Docked for N500m Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today May 22, arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to… Okezie and Chief Jerome Udoji, the latter of the Udoji salary fame. Credit: Daily Sun.Source: UGC. Mr. Shagari was arraigned alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It was the second time this happened to Shagari; he had returned to Sokoto in 1966, highly traumatised after he and his cabinet colleagues “handed over” to General Ironsi when soldiers took away and killed the Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar. Former Minister of Water Resources and a PDP gubernatorial aspirant in Sokoto State, Alhaji Mukhtari Shehu Shagari has won the PDP gubernatorial ticket for the forthcoming general elections. View the profiles of people named Muktar Shagari. A former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari and four others, were Tuesday arraigned before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court, Sokoto. SUDA became very popular in Sokoto in those days for its efficiency in clearing refuse and building drains. That volunteer fund made major contributions to educational development in the old Sokoto Province. Mukhtar Shehu Shagari er på Facebook. Charged along with the former minister are Senator Abdullahi Mohammmed Wali, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and Ibrahim … I first saw Alhaji Shehu Shagari at his house at Gobirawa Quarters, Sokoto sometime in 1972. Earlier that year, my elder brother Ibrahim entered Koko Secondary School, then at its temporary site in Birnin Kebbi, and he found himself in the same class with Shagari’s son, Ahmadu. The anti-graft commission is to arraign Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu, Ibrahim Milgoma and Abdullahi Mohammed Wali on … He easily won the election. They […] Charged along with the former minister are Senator Abdullahi Mohammmed Wali, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and Ibrahim Milgoma. I saw more of him when he returned to Sokoto after the overthrow of the Gowon regime in July 1975. A second round was averted when both Yusuf Maitama Sule and Malam Adamu Ciroma stepped down for him. When the Assembly approved N30,000 Shagari annually donated N5,000 to five charitable groups. When my managing director at Citizen magazine Malam Mohammed Haruna sent me back two years later, Shagari complained that on the day he visited Maiduguri in 1981, Mohammed Haruna published a story in New Nigerian which he said was meant to incite the military against him. Awo was his own lawyer and he brought a truckload of books, some of which the justices had to borrow from him. After escorting him home, he took the governor aside and asked for permission to go to Shagari to offer condolences because he was Shehu Shagari’s next-door neighbour at Sokoto Middle School. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500,000,000. Although NPN led in the first four elections, it won a quarter of the votes in 12 states in each of them. Duba, who was relatively soft, agreed but he said, “Go alone. In 1970 when Malam Yahaya Gusau resigned as Federal Commissioner for Reconstruction, General Gowon appointed Shagari to replace him. Chief Awolowo went to the Election Tribunal headed by Justice Bonyamin Kazeem, and lost. From Sokoto I sought the help of my childhood friend Atiku Nuhu-Koko, head of the Shagari Leadership Centre. Chief Justice Atanda Fatai-Williams led five of the seven justices to uphold the result. Daura said Nigeria does not need a rotational presidency which he said has been done three times. Join Facebook to connect with Mukhtar Shehu Shagari and others you may know. It was also the last time I saw Alhaji Shehu Shagari. Welcome! Twitter; LinkedIn; January, 2019. Shagari later told the story of how Alhaji Aliyu Makaman Bidda cajoled him to run for president when he previously said he was running for Senate. A former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari and four others, were Tuesday arraigned before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court, Sokoto. Though his visits to Sokoto were initially thrilling, they later became a nuisance to residents because the police blocked roads and diverted traffic hours before he arrived. Don’t use your official car. It was widely assumed that two-thirds of 19 was 13 states so we were headed for a run-off in the presidential election. Turaki was scandalised; he begged the Sultan not to go to the airport and said his first port of call upon arrival was the palace. He then went to the Supreme Court. They said Sardauna wrote it.” I took the book and said, “Yes sir, the book is very popular.” But he said, “I have never seen it.” At that point, I knew that an interview with him was not possible. Join Facebook to connect with Mukhtar Shehu and others you may know. As president, Shagari recommended to the National Assembly an annual salary of N25,000 for himself. EFCC today May 22, arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500,000,000. 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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500,000,000. Spend less on the Internet! Mukhtar Shehu Shagari is also a politician just like. Mukhtar Shehu is on Facebook. We found him sitting in front of his house at Shagari. Nigerian man gets US attention, becomes only African selected for this important event (photo). He first returned to Sokoto in early 1980, and the state NPN Youth Wing hired 100 white Vespa motorcycles which rode in front of his motorcade from the airport. Abiola gave N100,000 and above. As soon as I was introduced, he handed to me a copy of Sir Ahmadu Bello’s 1961 autobiography My Life and said, “Look at this book. One judge, Obaseki, ruled that two thirds of 19 was 13 but he allowed Shagari’s election on grounds of “substantial compliance” with the law. Some people on TV don’t know what they are talking about.” I thought he was referring to me so I said, “Sir, it is the NTA people that force me to talk.” But he quickly said, “I don’t mean you. EFCC today May 22, arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500,000,000. 4:15. He was the former president’s elder brother who however brought him up from age 5. … Share. The contractor was Julius Berger and Shagari won much local praise for it. Fast forward to November 1978, when we saw on NTA Network News that Shagari finished first in the first round of voting at the NPN “nominating convention” in Lagos. Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. In 2013, I was again sent from Daily Trust to seek an interview with him. When the president addressed a rally in Birnin Kebbi, he said, “Is it possible to love God and not love the Holy Prophet?” With that he endorsed Nadama and Ibrahim Gusau’s supporters defected en masse to UPN. An haife shi a shekara ta 1938 a garin Shagari, Arewacin Najeriya (a yau jihar Sokoto), Ya rasu ne a 28 ga watan Disamban shekara ta 2018 bayan jinya da gajeruwar rashin lafiya da yayi a wani asibiti a Abuja, yanada shekara 93. Seven of us went to seed him. Shagari didn’t seem to like the course but he told his son, “When you go back to Sokoto, ask your friends. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos state governor, Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai, minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi and a host of others have been identified as capable hands to succeed the president when his tenure ends. Civil servants and even businessmen in Sokoto were too afraid to visit the family. At several NPN fund raisers in Lagos, Ibadan and Kaduna, the presidential candidate donated N5,000 while the chief launcher, Chief M.K.O. Even before I first saw him, I knew Shagari very well as a public figure. He received Kangiwa’s remains, together with Deputy Governor Dr. Garba Nadama, and they took it to Argungu for the funeral. Facebook gives people the power … 1998 - 2020 Media Trust Limited. By NPN standards, Shagari was of modest means despite the seven federal ministries he once headed. All rights reserved. There were five elections in 1979 and on the day of the first one, on July 7, I saw Shagari hurriedly come out of his house and send his son, Abdurrahman to Emir Yahaya Road to buy a large radio set. "Zoning in the first place is not a concessional matter; it is an arrangement and understanding by people to give the opportunity to each side of the country. You are very knowledgeable.” He however refused the interview. It would be recalled that Mamman Daura, a nephew to President Muhammdu Buhari, recently caused outrage when he said Nigeria must look for competence rather than a regional interest in 2023 presidency. During the holidays, Ibrahim took me to see Ahmadu Shagari and there we saw the Federal Commissioner for Finance, who had a very simple and very gentle disposition. In 1977 he was elected [by Yabo Local Government Council electoral college] as delegate to the Constituent Assembly. He also served as Sokoto State Deputy Governor between 2007 and … When I went there in 1990, I found him at his Janzomo Farms, outside Shagari town. I gently convinced him not to send the letter. Charged along with the former minister are Senator Abdullahi Mohammmed Wali, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and Ibrahim … On two occasions when we were going from Sokoto to Jega, Shagari overtook us on his way to Shagari, and I admired the speed of his Mercedes 200 car. He said, “I often see you on television commenting on international issues. One day in 1980 Abdurrahman came to our house directly from Sokoto airport. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Hon. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of … The death occurred on a Tuesday but my father said he waited until Friday afternoon when the Military Governor, Brig Garba Duba, returned from his last assignment for the week. Former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, is a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, a former Nigerian minister, has frankly stated that the furore generated by power shift and zoning in the country is healthy but there is no law stopping prominent people from contesting for 2023 presidency. When I was introduced, he said, “Mamman Jega [my father] and I schooled together and taught together for many years.” He appealed for our support and criticized both Chief Awolowo and Malam Aminu Kano, rival presidential candidates. Log into your account. Former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, is a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Reacting, Shagari said he believed no law disallowed prominent Nigerians like former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Tinubu and governor of Sokoto state Aminu Tambuwal from contesting the 2023 presidency if they desire. The last judge, Kayode Eso, nullified the result. He had gone to Lagos to show his father, the president, his admission letter to study for a diploma in tourism at the Ahmadu Bello University. When Governor Shehu Kangiwa died in a polo accident in November 1981, I was standing at Sokoto Airport when Shagari arrived from Lagos. In 1981 oil prices collapsed and Shagari was forced to announce “austerity measures,” which made his regime quite unpopular. One of the charge read that “You Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, Ibrahim Gidado and Ibrahim Milgoma sometime in March 2015, within the justification of this honourable court did conspire among yourselves to receive cash payment of the sum of N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira Only) from one Abdulrahaman Ibrahim without transacting through a financial institution and thereby committed an … That would give Shagari a first round victory since NPN averagely got 20% in Kano State. Shagari also became chairman of the Sokoto Urban Development Authority, SUDA in 1976. The very day he returned to Sokoto after his nomination, Shagari sent Mukhtar Shehu Shagari [who later became deputy governor] to invite Sokoto State Students Association [SOSSA] leaders to see him. Usman Jibrin’s farmhouse in Nasarawa, from where the Buhari military regime took him into detention. Lo and behold, FEDECO agreed and on Thursday Mr. Frederick Louis Oki Menkiti, Returning Officer Presidential Election, declared Shagari the winner. On our primary school’s wall there was a calendar of all the commissioners, the SMG Abdullahi Kure Muhammadu, Police Commissioner Mr. Dimka, Army Brigade Commander Brigadier Ahmadu with the Military Governor, Chief Superintendent of Police Usman Faruk in the centre. He was glued to it the next day listening to the senatorial election results, which NPN won with 36 seats out of 95. Mukhtar Shehu Shagari is on Facebook. your password your username. I still remember what he said, that “there are Fascists in Nigeria.” I did not know what that word meant and had to check in the dictionary. Speaking with BBC in an interview, Daura said 2023 presidency should be prioritised on qualification and competence, not on tribe and regional interest. Although nearly everyone agreed that Shagari was a decent man, the newspapers regularly described him as a weak leader who was unable to control his party men. Charged along with the former … It was the fund that built Ahmadu Bello Academy, Farfaru. According to him, whoever has to succeed his kinsman must be on what he has to offer for the country in terms of economy, security and socio-political development. The very day he returned to Sokoto after his nomination, Shagari sent Mukhtar Shehu Shagari [who later became deputy governor] to invite Sokoto State Students Association [SOSSA] leaders to see him. Many of his ministers wanted to become governors, so NPN governors forced a resolution in the party NEC saying any minister who wanted to contest for governor must first resign. Former minister, Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, has dabbled into the discussion over 2023 presidency. A similar thing happened to Shagari’s remains last Saturday. Nigeria has lost a genuine statesman, a great teacher and administrator, one of the last of the founding fathers, a public servant with an unequalled record of local, state and national service, one of the few men who did not lose their head despite the trappings of great executive presidential power. Shehu Shagari ɗan siyasan Nijeriya ne. MukhtarI Shehu Shagari, was a Minister of Water Resources for six years under President Olusegun Obasanjo between 2001 and 2007. Liity Facebookiin ja pidä yhteyttä käyttäjän Mukhtar Shehu Shagari ja muiden tuttujesi kanssa. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has said that the southern part of the country should produce Nigeria’s next president. The Kaduna governor made the statement on Saturday, August 8, in an interview with the BBC Hausa service. He finally appeared at an NPN function and ended the mystery. Join Facebook to connect with Muktar Shagari and others you may know. Shagari’s security guards managed to spirit him out of Aguda House, Abuja to Group Capt. In the late 1960s he was the Secretary of Sokoto Provincial Education Fund. Sultan’s Abubakar III’s eldest son, Muhammadu Maccido Sarkin Kudu, was the state chairman of GNPP, which was seen as the Sultan’s endorsement of Waziri Ibrahim’s party. Shagari who is a nephew of former President Shehu Shagari … For many days Maccido was chairman of both GNPP and NPN. Shehu Shagari matriculated at the Teachers Training College, in Zaria, Kaduna, in 1944 He got a job as a visiting teacher at Sokoto Province even as a federal lawmaker between 1953 and 1958. Make sure nobody sees you,” and then added, “Please extend my condolences to them.”. Former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, alongside four others was docked today in Sokoto Federal High Court on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500 million. Former Deputy governor and minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari described the chairman of LEADERSHIP Group Limited, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah … In 1984 when his father was in detention, Abdurrahman came to me with a letter he was going to send to the Supreme Military Council asking for his father’s release. Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has advised that the country should prioritise competence and capability above zoning in 2023. See A Nigerian College That Has Produced 2 Presidents, 7 Ministers, And 2 Governors (Photos) Barewa College is a college in Zaria , Kaduna State, northern Nigeria. The party was very cohesive and very powerful but its chieftains were flamboyant and given to excess. In 1969 Shagari also became a Commissioner in the North Western State. 5. NPN’s rule was something else. Related Videos. When counting was going on three days after the presidential election, NPN’s national legal adviser Chief Richard Akinjide appeared on NTA Network News and dropped a bombshell. By Soni Daniel, Sokoto – The former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, is to be arraigned today over his alleged receipt and … Read Also: Don’t Give APC Any Chance In Rivers, Wike Tells PDP The former minister of water resources said this in an interview with Saturday Sun. The campaign leading up to the 1979 elections was long and arduous. In 1976, when the military ordered a one year national debate on the draft constitution, I attended a lecture that Shagari gave at the College of Education [now renamed Shehu Shagari College of Education], Sokoto. The newspapers said then that he turned down Dr. J.O.J. 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