Muhammad Bala Shagari
| Muhammad Bala Shagari | |
|---|---|
| Sarkin Mafaran Shagari District Head of Shagari | |
|
In office 1997 – Till date | |
| Member of the FCT Judicial Service Committee | |
|
In office 2009–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 March 1949 Shagari, Sokoto State, Nigeria |
| Children | Bello Shagari |
| Parents | Shehu Shagari |
| Alma mater |
Barewa College Nigerian Defence Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Nigeria |
| Service/branch |
 Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1975 – 1984 |
| Rank | Captain |
Retired Captain Muhammad Bala Shagari, (born 17 March 1949) is the District Head of Shagari Local Government, in Sokoto State. He holds the titile of Sarkin Mafaran Shagari.[1]
Background
Shagari is the eldest son of former President Shehu Shagari by his wife Hajiya Amina.[2][3] He was born in the town of Shagari, Sokoto State in 1949. He attended the prestigious Barewa College, Zaria and proceeded to the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1975 where he was a member of the 18th Regular Course. In the aftermath of the december 1983 coup in Nigeria, which removed his father, he was detained briefly and was later retired from the Nigerian army among other junior military officers at the rank of Captain.[4]
Later career
Prior to the Nigerian Third Republic, he was a member of the constituent assembly representing Yabo constituency, formerly consisting of Yabo, Shagari and Tambuwal Local Governments in 1988. Although, The Nigeria Third Republic never lasted long due to the annulment of the Nigerian presidential election, 1993. He was later, appointed as the Director Nigeria Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank in 1993. In 1997, after Shagari became a Local Government, He was appointed as the District Head of Shagari by Sultan Muhammadu Maccido. In 2009, Shagari became a member of the Federal Capital Territory Judicial Service Committee.[5]
References
- ↑ "Leave Shagari Out Of Mudslinging, Says Son". The Guardian Newspaper Nigeria.
- ↑ Shagari, Shehu (2001). Shehu Shagari : beckoned to serve. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books. p. 187. ISBN 9781299320.
- ↑ Shagari, Muhammad Bala. "Buhari honest, incorruptible leader, says Shagari". The Guardian.
- ↑ Shagari, Shehu (2001). Shehu Shagari : beckoned to serve. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books. p. 485. ISBN 9781299320.
- ↑ Muhammad, Bala Shagari. "SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ORDER PAPER". /www.nassnig.org. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESS, ABUJA.