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. Chief Awolowo went to the Election Tribunal headed by Justice Bonyamin Kazeem, and lost. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Former minister, Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, has dabbled into the discussion over 2023 presidency. Ibrahim Gusau and Governor Nadama split the state NPN in two and people wanted to see whose side Shagari was on. 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. I gently convinced him not to send the letter. 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 … He finally appeared at an NPN function and ended the mystery. Turaki was scandalised; he begged the Sultan not to go to the airport and said his first port of call upon arrival was the palace. In the late 1960s he was the Secretary of Sokoto Provincial Education Fund. Related Videos. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Shagari who is a nephew of former President Shehu Shagari … 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. In 1970 when Malam Yahaya Gusau resigned as Federal Commissioner for Reconstruction, General Gowon appointed Shagari to replace him. Civil servants and even businessmen in Sokoto were too afraid to visit the family. Lo and behold, FEDECO agreed and on Thursday Mr. Frederick Louis Oki Menkiti, Returning Officer Presidential Election, declared Shagari the winner. 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. 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. Charged along with the former minister are Senator Abdullahi Mohammmed Wali, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and Ibrahim … By NPN standards, Shagari was of modest means despite the seven federal ministries he once headed. He also served as Sokoto State Deputy Governor between 2007 and 2015. Though his visits to Sokoto were initially thrilling, they later became a nuisance to residents because the police blocked roads and diverted traffic hours before he arrived. One judge, Obaseki, ruled that two thirds of 19 was 13 but he allowed Shagari’s election on grounds of “substantial compliance” with the law. 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. He had gone to Lagos to show his father, the president, his admission letter to study for a diploma in tourism at the Ahmadu Bello University. RAHOTO | Tsohon gwamnan jihar Neja, Dr. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu, ya bukaci gwamnatin jihar Sokoto da ta daga darajar makarantar Kwalejin ilimi ta Shehu Shagari zuwa matsayin Jami'a a jihar Sokoto. Former Deputy governor and minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari has cautioned against the politicization of the recent release of the 334 Kankara Schoolboys. 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. Join Facebook to connect with Muktar Shagari and others you may know. To be fair, it was reported in 1979 that UPN agents traced Head of State General Olusegun Obasanjo’s ballot paper. For many days Maccido was chairman of both GNPP and NPN. 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. 101k Followers, 1,666 Following, 516 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Usman Shagari (@iamshagari_) It would be recalled that Mamman Daura, a nephew to President Muhammdu Buhari, recently caused outrage when he said Nigeria must look for competence rather than a regional interest in 2023 presidency. 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. When my managing director at Citizen magazine Malam Mohammed Haruna sent me back two years later, Shagari complained that on the day he visited Maiduguri in 1981, Mohammed Haruna published a story in New Nigerian which he said was meant to incite the military against him. He said, “I often see you on television commenting on international issues. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. That volunteer fund made major contributions to educational development in the old Sokoto Province. While the elections lasted, he would come from Lagos on Friday and leave on Monday. Charged along with the former minister are Senator Abdullahi Mohammmed Wali, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and Ibrahim Milgoma. I saw more of him when he returned to Sokoto after the overthrow of the Gowon regime in July 1975. Make sure nobody sees you,” and then added, “Please extend my condolences to them.”. Ask the children of Mamman Jega to advise you.” We carefully steered him away to another course. Even before I first saw him, I knew Shagari very well as a public figure. Abiola gave N100,000 and above. In 1976, when the military ordered a one year national debate on the draft constitution, I attended a lecture that Shagari gave at the College of Education [now renamed Shehu Shagari College of Education], Sokoto. Spend less on the Internet! 4:15. Nigerian man gets US attention, becomes only African selected for this important event (photo). Facebook giver folk mulighed for at … Awo was his own lawyer and he brought a truckload of books, some of which the justices had to borrow from him. I heard at the time that the day before he came, palace courtiers phoned Shagari and asked him what time he will arrive so that Sultan Abubakar III will be at the airport. Chief Justice Atanda Fatai-Williams led five of the seven justices to uphold the result. Bliv medlem af Facebook, og få kontakt med Mukhtar Shehu Shagari og andre, du måske kender. 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. 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. Shagari didn’t seem to like the course but he told his son, “When you go back to Sokoto, ask your friends. When I went there in 1990, I found him at his Janzomo Farms, outside Shagari town. We heard at the time that when Ibrahim Gusau went to cast his vote, NPN agents, in collaboration with FEDECO officials, took the serial number of his ballot paper and relayed it to officials at the counting centre. The anti-graft commission is to arraign Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu, Ibrahim Milgoma and Abdullahi Mohammed Wali on … Because of that, he said, he will never speak to Citizen magazine. A year later, when Chief Awolowo resigned as Federal Commissioner for Finance, Gowon moved Shagari to replace him. One of the charge read that “You Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, Ibrahim Gidado and Ibrahim Milgoma sometime in March 2015, within the justification of this honourable court did conspire among yourselves to receive cash payment of the sum of N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira Only) from one Abdulrahaman Ibrahim without transacting through a financial institution and thereby committed an … Some people on TV don’t know what they are talking about.” I thought he was referring to me so I said, “Sir, it is the NTA people that force me to talk.” But he quickly said, “I don’t mean you. He then went to the Supreme Court. Charged along with the former … View the profiles of people named Muktar Shagari. NPN’s strength was quite visible; a Daily Times political reporter wrote at the time that in almost every town he visited, Shagari stayed at the best house in town. Twitter; LinkedIn; January, 2019. Alhaji Muktar Shagari former Minister of Water Resources. 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… When the president addressed a rally in Birnin Kebbi, he said, “Is it possible to love God and not love the Holy Prophet?” With that he endorsed Nadama and Ibrahim Gusau’s supporters defected en masse to UPN. May Allah grant Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Turakin Sokoto eternal rest in Aljannat. You are very knowledgeable.” He however refused the interview. Charged along with the former minister are Senator Abdullahi Mohammmed Wali, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and Ibrahim … In 1969 Shagari also became a Commissioner in the North Western State. He received Kangiwa’s remains, together with Deputy Governor Dr. Garba Nadama, and they took it to Argungu for the funeral. 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. From Sokoto I sought the help of my childhood friend Atiku Nuhu-Koko, head of the Shagari Leadership Centre. 1998 - 2020 Media Trust Limited. 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. Mukhtar Shehu Shagari is on Facebook. Welcome! Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has advised that the country should prioritise competence and capability above zoning in 2023. POLITICS 23 days ago . Even in that powerful capacity, I saw Shagari on two occasions at the Sultan of Sokoto’s palace on Sallah day, walking unescorted to the public stand. "Zoning in the first place is not a concessional matter; it is an arrangement and understanding by people to give the opportunity to each side of the country. DA DUMI-DUMI | Ana zargin Kakakin majalisar dokokin jihar Kaduna, Rt. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of … In 1977 he was elected [by Yabo Local Government Council electoral college] as delegate to the Constituent Assembly. The 1983 election was tough for Shagari. Of Shagari’s children, Abdurrahman Shehu Shagari, who died in the ADC plane crash of 2006, became closest to me and my brothers. It was a long and interesting story; there isn’t enough space to retell it here. Reacting, Shagari said he believed no law disallowed prominent Nigerians like former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Tinubu and governor of Sokoto state Aminu Tambuwal from contesting the 2023 presidency if they desire. When I was introduced, he said, “Mamman Jega [my father] and I schooled together and taught together for many years.” He appealed for our support and criticized both Chief Awolowo and Malam Aminu Kano, rival presidential candidates. Soon after that Shagari chose Dr. Alex Ekwueme as his running mate. 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. 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