Hon. In 1970 when Malam Yahaya Gusau resigned as Federal Commissioner for Reconstruction, General Gowon appointed Shagari to replace him. A similar thing happened to Shagari’s remains last Saturday. Former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, alongside four others was docked today in Sokoto Federal High Court on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to … That volunteer fund made major contributions to educational development in the old Sokoto Province. Founded in 1921 by British Governor General Hugh Clifford, it was originally known as Katsina College. The death occurred on a Tuesday but my father said he waited until Friday afternoon when the Military Governor, Brig Garba Duba, returned from his last assignment for the week. Shagari who is a nephew of former President Shehu Shagari … When counting was going on three days after the presidential election, NPN’s national legal adviser Chief Richard Akinjide appeared on NTA Network News and dropped a bombshell. Former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, is a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Seven of us went to seed him. SUDA became very popular in Sokoto in those days for its efficiency in clearing refuse and building drains. Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, a lawyer, is a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and twice Minister of Water Resources under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government. Log into your account. It was the second time this happened to Shagari; he had returned to Sokoto in 1966, highly traumatised after he and his cabinet colleagues “handed over” to General Ironsi when soldiers took away and killed the Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. your username. He said the law was talking about votes, not states, and that two thirds of 19 was twelve states and two thirds of one quarter in the thirteenth state. One day in 1980 Abdurrahman came to our house directly from Sokoto airport. Many of his ministers wanted to become governors, so NPN governors forced a resolution in the party NEC saying any minister who wanted to contest for governor must first resign. A former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari and four others, were Tuesday arraigned before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court, Sokoto. View the profiles of people named Muktar Shagari. I still remember what he said, that “there are Fascists in Nigeria.” I did not know what that word meant and had to check in the dictionary. The very day he returned to Sokoto after his nomination, Shagari sent Mukhtar Shehu Shagari [who later became deputy governor] to invite Sokoto State Students Association [SOSSA] leaders to see him. DA DUMI-DUMI | Ana zargin Kakakin majalisar dokokin jihar Kaduna, Rt. He was glued to it the next day listening to the senatorial election results, which NPN won with 36 seats out of 95. EFCC today May 22, arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500,000,000. The atmosphere was so tough in 1984 that my father, who was the Secretary to the Military Government and Head of Service [SMG] told me what happened in February 1984 when Magajin Shagari Alhaji Muhammadu Bello died. The very day he returned to Sokoto after his nomination, Shagari sent Mukhtar Shehu Shagari [who later became deputy governor] to invite Sokoto State Students Association [SOSSA] leaders to see him. Charged along with the former … By Nuel Suji – A former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari has been arraigned before the Federal High Court, Sokoto on a five-count charge of conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N500,000,000. Mr. Shagari was arraigned alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Former minister, Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, has dabbled into the discussion over 2023 presidency. Lo and behold, FEDECO agreed and on Thursday Mr. Frederick Louis Oki Menkiti, Returning Officer Presidential Election, declared Shagari the winner. Nigeria has lost a genuine statesman, a great teacher and administrator, one of the last of the founding fathers, a public servant with an unequalled record of local, state and national service, one of the few men who did not lose their head despite the trappings of great executive presidential power. On our primary school’s wall there was a calendar of all the commissioners, the SMG Abdullahi Kure Muhammadu, Police Commissioner Mr. Dimka, Army Brigade Commander Brigadier Ahmadu with the Military Governor, Chief Superintendent of Police Usman Faruk in the centre. Former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, alongside four others was docked today in Sokoto Federal High Court on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500 million. Mukhtar Shehu is on Facebook. It was widely assumed that two-thirds of 19 was 13 states so we were headed for a run-off in the presidential election. 101k Followers, 1,666 Following, 516 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Usman Shagari (@iamshagari_) Of Shagari’s children, Abdurrahman Shehu Shagari, who died in the ADC plane crash of 2006, became closest to me and my brothers. 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Former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, is a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Shagari didn’t seem to like the course but he told his son, “When you go back to Sokoto, ask your friends. After escorting him home, he took the governor aside and asked for permission to go to Shagari to offer condolences because he was Shehu Shagari’s next-door neighbour at Sokoto Middle School. Shagari, who served as water resources under President Olusegun Obasanjo between 2001 and 2007, made this known while dabbling into the recent conversation generated over renewed interest in 2023 politics. Spend less on the Internet! Awo was his own lawyer and he brought a truckload of books, some of which the justices had to borrow from him. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has said that the southern part of the country should produce Nigeria’s next president. Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, a former Nigerian minister, has frankly stated that the furore generated by power shift and zoning in the country is healthy but there is no law stopping prominent people from contesting for 2023 presidency. They said Sardauna wrote it.” I took the book and said, “Yes sir, the book is very popular.” But he said, “I have never seen it.” At that point, I knew that an interview with him was not possible. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Shagari, 4 Other Docked for N500m Fraud 22nd May 2018 mustyzod 6 Comments The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today May 22, arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500,000,000 (Five Hundred … An haife shi a shekara ta 1938 a garin Shagari, Arewacin Najeriya (a yau jihar Sokoto), Ya rasu ne a 28 ga watan Disamban shekara ta 2018 bayan jinya da gajeruwar rashin lafiya da yayi a wani asibiti a Abuja, yanada shekara 93. According to him, whoever has to succeed his kinsman must be on what he has to offer for the country in terms of economy, security and socio-political development. When NPN held its state congress at Sokoto Cinema in December and nominated Alhaji Shehu Kangiwa as its governorship candidate, it also elected Sarkin Kudu, in absentia, as its state chairman! Twitter; LinkedIn; January, 2019. Mukhtar Shehu Shagari is on Facebook. May Allah grant Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Turakin Sokoto eternal rest in Aljannat. He received Kangiwa’s remains, together with Deputy Governor Dr. Garba Nadama, and they took it to Argungu for the funeral. He gave us N100, which we refused to take but Mukhtari Shagari forced us to take it. Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, a former Nigerian minister, has frankly stated that the furore generated by power shift and zoning in the country is healthy but there is no law stopping prominent people from contesting for 2023 presidency. By Soni Daniel, Sokoto – The former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, is to be arraigned today over his alleged receipt and … Alhaji Muktar Shagari former Minister of Water Resources. When I went there in 1990, I found him at his Janzomo Farms, outside Shagari town. He finally appeared at an NPN function and ended the mystery. Mukhtar Shehu Shagari is also a politician just like. - Former minister, Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, has dabbled into the discussion over 2023 presidency, - Shagari said competence and credibility must be the yardsticks for choosing President Muhammadu Buhari's successor, - The former minister further stated that no law prevents Bola Tinubu, Aminu Tambuwal or Governor Nasir El-Rufai from eyeing Nigeria's power seat. Former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari and 4 Other Docked for N500m fraud EFCC today May 22, arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500,000,000. We found him sitting in front of his house at Shagari. Mukhtar Shehu is on Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, (THEWILL) - Former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari was docked on Tuesday in a Sokoto Federal High Court on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500 million. Shehu Shagari ɗan siyasan Nijeriya ne. Chief Justice Atanda Fatai-Williams led five of the seven justices to uphold the result. Although NPN led in the first four elections, it won a quarter of the votes in 12 states in each of them. MukhtarI Shehu Shagari, was a Minister of Water Resources for six years under President Olusegun Obasanjo between 2001 and 2007. For many days Maccido was chairman of both GNPP and NPN. Because of that, he said, he will never speak to Citizen magazine. Join Facebook to connect with Mukhtar Shehu and others you may know. Sultan’s Abubakar III’s eldest son, Muhammadu Maccido Sarkin Kudu, was the state chairman of GNPP, which was seen as the Sultan’s endorsement of Waziri Ibrahim’s party. On two occasions when we were going from Sokoto to Jega, Shagari overtook us on his way to Shagari, and I admired the speed of his Mercedes 200 car. Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR (25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018) was a Nigerian statesman who was the first democratically elected President of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979 giving rise to the Second Nigerian Republic. The last judge, Kayode Eso, nullified the result. He was the former president’s elder brother who however brought him up from age 5. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500,000,000. Mukhtar Shagari PDP Campaign Funds: Shagari, 4 Other Docked for N500m Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today May 22, arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High Court Sokoto on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to… Welcome! There were also many scandals such as the Shugaba Darman affair, the rice import task force and the alleged distribution of import license at rallies. It was also the last time I saw Alhaji Shehu Shagari. The party was very cohesive and very powerful but its chieftains were flamboyant and given to excess. The anti-graft commission is to arraign Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu, Ibrahim Milgoma and Abdullahi Mohammed Wali on … For a run-off in the first four elections, it was widely assumed that two-thirds of 19 was states. Then added, “ I often see you on television commenting on issues... 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