Maitama Bello Yusuf

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maitama Bello Yusuf (born April, 1947) is a Nigerian politician and a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was educated at Northgate University, Washington. A member of the defunct National Party of Nigeria, he was made Minister for Internal Affairs in 1979 and Minister for Commerce in 1982.[1]

As minister for Commerce, he was in charge of curtailing imported goods to Nigeria which was massively draining the nation's foreign reserves. Later, as a member of the opposition in the Nigerian senate, he played prominent roles in attacking the third term agenda and indicting President Obasanjo for mismanaging a petroleum development fund, he was also a prominent member of the senate committee on youth and sports.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Nigerian President's Visit to Romania," British Broadcasting Corporation, September 18, 1982


 This article about a Nigerian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.