Muhammad Bala Shagari

Muhammad Bala Shagari (born 17 March 1949) is a retired military officer and the District Head of Shagari Local Government in Sokoto State. He holds the traditional title of Sarkin Mafara of Shagari.[1]

Muhammad Bala Shagari
Sarkin Mafaran Shagari
District Head of Shagari
In office
1997 – Till date
Member of the FCT Judicial Service Committee
In office
2009–2014
Member of the Constituent Assembly Yabo Constituency
In office
1988–1989
Personal details
Born (1949-03-17) 17 March 1949
Shagari, Sokoto State, Nigeria
ChildrenBello Bala Shagari
ParentsShehu Shagari
Alma materBarewa College
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Nigerian Defence Academy
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1975 – 1984
RankCaptain

Background

Shagari is the eldest son of former president Shehu Shagari by his wife Hajiya Amina.[2][3] He was born in the town of Shagari, Sokoto State in 1949. He attended the prestigious Barewa College, Zaria and proceeded to the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1975 where he was a member of the 18th Regular Course. In the aftermath of the December 1983 coup in Nigeria led by General Muhammadu Buhari which removed his father, he was detained briefly and was later forcefully retired from the Nigerian army without offense at the rank of Captain.[4][5]

Later career

After his retirement from the military in 1984, Muhammad Bala Shagari founded Shag Nigeria Limited, and later founded Hamadah Shipping Services along side Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Sen.Usman Albishir, among others, in 1989. He was chairman of Hamadah Shipping Services for a time.

Prior to the Third Nigerian Republic, he was a member of the constituent assembly representing Yabo constituency, formerly consisting of Yabo, Shagari and Tambuwal Local Governments in 1988. Although, the Third Nigerian Republic never got off the ground due to the annulment of the Nigerian presidential election, 1993. He was later, appointed as the director of the Nigeria Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank (NACB) in 1993.

He was also the chairman of the Sokoto State Rural Electrification Board and Sokoto State Sports Council under the subsequent military government in the State. In 1997, after Shagari became a Local Government, he was appointed as the District Head of Shagari by Sultan Muhammadu Maccido. In 2009, he became a member of the Federal Capital Territory Judicial Service Committee.[6]He is presently a member of the board of trustees of the PZ Cusons Foundation, a member of the Sokoto State Education Trust Fund, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Aduvie International Schools.

Personal life

Muhammad Bala Shagari is married with 8 children. Among them is the youth leader Bello Bala Shagari. He is himself the eldest son of President Shehu Shagari.

Mallam Shagari is an enthusiastic polo player and a one time captain of the Zaria Polo Club. He is a winner of the prestigious Georgian Cup. As a sports lover, he also plays fives, and was the president of the Fives Federation in Nigeria.

References
  1. "Leave Shagari Out Of Mudslinging, Says Son". The Guardian Newspaper Nigeria.
  2. Shagari, Shehu (2001). Shehu Shagari : beckoned to serve. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books. p. 187. ISBN 9781299320.
  3. Shagari, Muhammad Bala. "Buhari honest, incorruptible leader, says Shagari". The Guardian.
  4. Shagari, Shehu (2001). Shehu Shagari : beckoned to serve. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books. p. 485. ISBN 9781299320.
  5. says, Taimtn (12 January 2019). "How Buhari, IBB forced me out of military – Capt. Bala Shagari, eldest son of late President Shagari". The Sun Nigeria.
  6. Muhammad, Bala Shagari. "SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ORDER PAPER". /www.nassnig.org. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESS, ABUJA.
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