Abdullahi Sule

Engineer Abdullahi Sule (born December 26, 1959) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, businessman and politician. He is the serving Governor of Nasarawa State in the 2019 Governorship election under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).[1][2]

Engineer Abdullahi Sule
Governor of Nasarawa State
Bayaran Lafia
Preceded byUmaru Tanko Al-Makura
DeputyDr Emmanuel Akabe
Personal details
Born (1959-12-26) December 26, 1959
Gudi Station, Akwanga, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressive Congress
Spouse(s)Hajiya Silifa, Hajiya Farida
ParentsAlhaji Sule(Father), Hajiya Hauwa Sule(Mother)
Alma materRoman Catholic Mission (1968), Government Technical college, Bukuru (1977), Zang Commercial secondary school (1974), Plateau State Polytechnic (1980), Indiana University (1980–1984).
OccupationBusinessman Politician

Early life

He was born on December 26, 1959 in Gudi Station, Akwanga-West Development Area of Nasarawa State.[3]

Education

His early schooling was at Roman Catholic Mission (RMC) Primary School, Gudi Station in 1968. He then enrolled in Zang Secondary School in 1974 and later Government Technical College, Bukuru in 1977. After his secondary education, he went to Plateau State Polytechnic, in Barkin Ladi in 1980. He then left Nigeria on a scholarship to study at Indiana University, Terre Haute, Indiana, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Technology and a master's degree in Industrial Technology.[3]

Career

Returning to Nigeria in 1985, Sule served as a youth corps member with Plateau Utilities Board. He later joined the Jos Steel Rolling Mill in 1985 as a Production Engineer. Returning to the United States in 1989, he worked for several companies (Lancer Corporation, OEM component and Osyka Corporation among others) before returning to Nigeria in 2000. On his return to Nigeria, he co-founded Sadiq Petroleum Nigeria Limited in Lagos and was made the managing director/CEO. Under his leadership, the company won a bid to acquire African Petroleum (AP) Plc and he became the CEO of AP in 2001.

On June 21st, prior to his gubernatorial ambition in 2018, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc. announced Abdullahi Sule as the substantive Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Company.

Politics

He won the gubernatorial primaries for Nasarawa State of the All Progressive Congress on October 1, 2018.[4]

On March 10, 2019, Engineer Abdullahi Sule was declared as the Governor-elect of Nasarawa State at the 2019 Governorship Election which held on March 9, 2019.[5][2] He was sworn in as governor of Nasarawa State on Maybe 29, 2019.

See also

References
  1. Muhammad, Ibraheem Hamza; Lafia (March 11, 2019). "INEC declares APC's Abdullahi Sule Governor-elect in Nasarawa". Daily Trust. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. "INEC declares Abdullahi Sule winner Nasarawa guber poll". The Sun Nigeria. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. "APC 's Abdullahi Sule to battle PDP's Ombugadu in Nasarawa". News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. "Abdulahi Sule wins APC governorship primary in Nasarawa". The Express Tribune. October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. "INEC Declares Abdullahi Sule Winner of Nasarawa Governorship Race – Channels Television". Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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