Yahaya Bello

Yahaya Adoza Bello (born June 18, 1975) is a Nigerian politician, businessman and the current Governor of Kogi State.[1][2]

Yahaya Bello
Governor of Kogi State
Assumed office
January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)
Deputy Edward David Onoja
Preceded byIdris Wada
Personal details
Born (1975-06-18) June 18, 1975
Olamaboro, Kogi State, Nigeria
(now Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria)
NationalityNigerian
Spouse(s)
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman

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Early life and education

Bello was born June 18, 1975 in Okene, Kogi State, the youngest of six children.[3] He attended Local Government Education Authority (Nigeria) (LGEA) Primary School, Agassa in Okene LGA beginning in 1984. He was named as a class prefect of class two and was made the school Head Boy in class six.[4] He attended high school at Agassa Community Secondary School, Anyava, Agassa-Okene and obtained his Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination (JSSCE) and Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) certificates from Government Secondary School, Suleja-Niger State in 1994.[4] Bello studied at Kaduna State Polytechnic Zaria in 1995 and obtained an accounting degree from Ahmadu Bello University ABU Zaria in 1999. Yahaya Bello further enrolled for a Masters program in Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria where he obtained Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in 2002. Bello became a chartered fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in 2004.[4]

Governor Bello is a lover of sport and fitness, especially boxing.[5]

Political career

Bello was declared winner of the 2015 Kogi gubernatorial election after he was chosen on the platform of the All Progressives Congress as the replacement for the late Abubakar Audu who originally won the election but died before the result was declared.[6][7][8] On the 16 November 2019, Bello was re-elected after he defeated the PDP opposition by over 200,000 votes. [9] On the 14 of September 2020, he was among a list of politicians placed on visa ban by the state department for undermining democracy in Nigeria.[10][11] Yahaya Bello is the only Nigerian governor to be born after the Nigerian Civil War, thus, making him the youngest governor in Nigeria [12]

See also

References
  1. Fanwo, Kingsley (December 7, 2015). "Unveiling Kogi Governor-elect: The Yahaya Bello others don't know". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. Adoyi, Ali (January 27, 2016). "Yahaya Bello sworn in as Kogi Governor". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. Iyke, Ohanwe Emmanuel (July 13, 2017). "Yahaya Bello: biography of the famous Kogi governor". Legit ng. Delta. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  4. Ohanwe, Emmanuel. I. (May 27, 2017). "Governor Yahaya Bello Full Biography". takemetonaija. Delta. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  5. Idris, Amina (March 17, 2019). "Yahaya Bello prepares for 'boxing' match [See pictures]". MeenatNigeria. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  6. Sule, Itodo Daniel (December 13, 2015). "Yahaya Bello: Unveiling the man who took a short walk to Lugard House". Daily Trust Newspaper. Lokoja. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  7. "BREAKING NEWS: Yahaya Bello wins Kogi election". The Sun Newspaper. December 6, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  8. "Latest kogi news as at now". rq.centrosocialdasagradafamilia.com. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. "APC's Yahaya Bello elected Kogi governor for second term". The Guardian. November 18, 2019.
  10. "Imposing Visa Restrictions on Nigerians Responsible for Undermining the Democratic Process". United States Department of State. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. editing (September 15, 2020). "BREAKING: Oshiomhole, Kano, Kogi Governors On US Visa Ban List, El-Rufai's Sanction Extended". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. Haruspice, Abdullahi Haruna (May 29, 2020). "Nigeria: Governor Yahaya Bello - an Emerging Political Phenomenon in Nigeria?". allAfrica.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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