Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko | |
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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal | |
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Born | Wamakko, Sokoto State, Nigeria | 1 March 1953
Political party | APC |
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (born 1 March 1953) was elected governor of
Background
Wamakko was born on 1 March 1953 in
Wamakko took a job as Principal Assistant Secretary of
Governor of Sokoto State
Wamakko ran successfully for
In 2007, Wamakko launched the State Poverty Reduction Agency (SPORA) to run programs such as the youth skills acquisition program.[7] In September 2009, he pleaded for patience over 2,000 housing units nearing completion, saying they were meant for the people of the state, are limited and cannot even go round. He also stated that the state government would not establish a Micro-finance bank or industries, but would support any individual who wish to do so.[8]
In October 2009, the Sokoto State Commissioner of Justice said that the state was about to prosecute Wamakko's predecessor Attahiru Bafarawa and five others for alleged misappropriation of N2.919 billion. Bafarawa said the Sokoto commission of inquiry had been set up by Wamakko solely in order to discredit him. He said that Wamakko was his deputy whom the House nearly removed for corrupt tendencies, and that "If there were such illegal deductions and withdrawals, he should be in a better position to answer for them."[9] Bafarawa asked the commission to invite Wamakko to testify so that certain issues could be clarified, but his request was refused on the ground that to do so was beyond the commission's mandate.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Igbo leaders must speak out against attacks on Northerners - Wamakko | The Nation". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto State". Nigeria Governors Forum. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "Sent Packing". The News. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP". Sokoto State Government. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ JOSSY IDAM (25 May 2008). "Re-run polls: Wamakko, Sylva set to return". OnlineNigeria. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "PDP maintains winning steak". afrol News. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ BASHIR RABE (6 August 2009). "Wamakko's war against poverty". New Nigerian Newspapers. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ Mohammed Aminu (22 September 2009). "Housing - Wamakko Pleads for Patience". ThisDay. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "Sokoto to prosecute Bafarawa, 5 others over alleged N2.9bn scam". Vanguard. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "Bafarawa/ Wamakko Political Enmity". Leadership Nigeria. 12 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2009.