Hammed Ali
| Hammed Ali |
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| Administrator of Kaduna State |
In office
22 August 1996 – August 1998 |
| Preceded by |
Lawal Jafaru Isa |
| Succeeded by |
Umar Farouk Ahmed |
| Personal details |
| Born |
15 January 1955 (age 60)
Bauchi, Nigeria |
Colonel Hammed Ibrahim Ali (born January 15, 1955) was Military Administrator of Kaduna State, Nigeria (August 1996 - August 1998) during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]
He is married to one wife and has 4 children. As governor, in October 1997 he sacked about 30,000 striking civil servants in Kaduna State, and detained 18 local government chairmen.[2]
A journalist who reported on the sackings was allegedly arrested, severely beaten, then taken to the Government House and further tortured.[3]
The story published in Tempo Magazine was entitled “Goodbye Justice”. The story was later discredited and proven to be false.[4]
After retirement, he became Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, a northerm lobbying group, and a supporter of Major General Muhammadu Buhari in his bid to run for president.[5]
In June 2006 Ali stated that the North would regain the presidency in 2007.[6]
He supported Vice President Atiku Abubakar's comments to the effect that president Olusegun Obasanjo would honour his pledge to vacate office in 2007.[7]
He is currently the Chief of Staff to Muhammadu Buhari.
References
Military Administrators in Nigeria during the Sani Abacha regime (November 1993 - June 1998) |
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