Abubakar Waziri

Abubakar Waziri
Governor, Bendel State, Nigeria
In office
24 July 1978 – 30 September 1979
Preceded by Husaini Abdullahi
Succeeded by Ambrose Folorunsho Alli
Governor, Borno State, Nigeria
In office
January 1984 – August 1985
Preceded by Asheik Jarma
Succeeded by Abdulmumini Aminu
Personal details
Born 1940

Major General Abubakar Waziri 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.[1] Later he was military governor of Borno State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the regime of General Muhammadu Buhari.[2]

Waziri was born in the Fika Emirate in Yobe State.[3] 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.[4] While governor of Bendel State, Waziri was also Brigade Commander, 4 Mechanized Brigade, Nigeria Army Benin City.[1]

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.[5] The state suffered from a severe drought in this period, losing over 660,000 tons of crops.[6] Waziri initiated a direct feeding program in the Borno secondary schools to ensure students were not exploited by private contractors.[3]

Waziri retired as a Major General.[1] After the return to democracy in 1999, Waziri played an active role in politics.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Midwest/Bendel/Edo state Governors 1963-Date". EdoWorld. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Victor Izekor (1986). The major in a general's shoes. Executive Publishers. pp. 32, 136.
  4. ↑ Nowa Omoigui. "Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 7". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ African recorder, Volume 24. M. H. Samuel. 1985.
  7. ↑ Alao Abiodun (February 2000). "Security Reform in Democratic Nigeria" (PDF). The Conflict, Security and Development Group. Retrieved 2010-03-08.