Hamza Abdullahi
Nigerian politician (1945-2019)
Hamza Abdullahi
(2 March 1945 – 3 January 2019) was a Nigerian statesman and military administrator who served as Governor of Kano State from 1984 to 1985; and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 1986 to 1989.
Early life
Hamza Abdullahi was born in Hadejia (now in Jigawa State) and was educated in Kano.
Military career
He joined the Nigeria Air Force in 1964, and attended the Nigeria Air Force Tactical Training Wing in Kaduna. From 1964 to 1966, he completed the Aircraft Technical Officer's Course in West Germany, and later took part in the Nigerian Civil War effort. After the war, he was the Air Provost Marshal, Air Provost Group from 1971 to 1980; and also attended the Royal Military Police Training Centre in Chichester in 1974. He participated in the 1975 military coup d'état which brought General Murtala Mohammed to power; and from 1980 to 1984 was the Group Commander, Ground Training Group in Kaduna.
Military governor
Following the 1983 military coup d'état, the military head of state General Muhamadu Buhari appointed Hamza Abdullahi military Governor of Kano State (now Kano State and Jigawa State) in January 1984. His administration was tasked by the Federal Military Government to implement the War Against Indiscipline campaign in Kano State, which was flagged off by General Tunde Idiagbon. As military governor, Hamza Abdullahi later took part in the 1985 military coup d'état which brought General Ibrahim Babangida to power.
Federal minister
In September 1985, he was appointed Minister of Works and Housing.
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