Mahmud Kanti Bello
Nigerian politician
Mahmud Kanti Bello (14 January 1945 – 29 August 2017) was a Nigerian senator who represented Katsina North Senatorial District of Katsina State, on the platform of People's Democratic Party and was the Senate majority whip. He became senator in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007. He represented Daura Senatorial Zone between 2003 and 2007 and for the second time after reelection, from 2007 to 2011. He was the pioneer Managing Director of Katsina Steel Rolling Mill.
Background
Mahmud Kanti Bello was born on 14 January 1945, and is of Hausa origin. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria.
Career
Mahmud Kanti Bello was elected senator during the 2003 Nigeria general elections under the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Katsina State. Bello protested strongly against electoral fraud in a 2004 local elections held in his state, which resulted in People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidates being returned. However, in 2007 he successfully ran for reelection on a PDP slate. By the middle of his second term in the senate, Bello was among those senators who had not solely sponsored any private bills.
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