Bakori
Bakori | |
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LGA and town | |
Bakori Location in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 11°33′N 7°26′E / 11.550°N 7.433°ECoordinates: 11°33′N 7°26′E / 11.550°N 7.433°E | |
Country |
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State | Katsina State |
Established | 1989 |
Government | |
• Type | Local Government |
• Chairman | No elected chairman |
Area | |
• Total | 679 km2 (262 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 641,576 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 831 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.KT.BK |
Bakori is a local government area in Katsina State, Nigeria. It was created on 15 May 1989 by the then military governor of Katsina State Major General Lawrence Onoja
The district head of Bakori was suspended and later reinstated by the Emir of Katsina HRH. Abdulmumini Kabir Usman due to the allegations of Corruption, mismanagement, and disrespect to Katsina emirate.
Alhaji Idris Sule Idris,assumed as the Makaman Katsina V, Sarkin Adon Sarkin Katsina, District Head of Bakori in March 2007. Succeeding his father Late Alhaji Sule Idris Nadabo who died after a brief illness.
It has an area of 679 km² and a population of 641,576 as of the 2006 census.Moreover, it shares border with Funtua by the west, Malumfashi by the North, Danja by the South and Kankara by the East. Federal Government Girls College is located at Bakori.
Notable people from Bakori include:
- Senator Mohammed Tukur Liman
Former Senate Majority Leader (1999-2003)
- Late Dr. Tukur Idris Nadabo
Former member Federal House of Representatives (1999-2017)
- Engr. Mohammed Nura Khalil
Two times governorship aspirant of Katsina state
- Engr. Ibrahim Hashim Bakori
Former secretary National Electric Power Authority
- Late Alh. Sule Idris Nadabo
Former district head of Bakori
- Alh. Babangida Jargaba (ABJ Nig. Ltd)
CEO/MD ABJ Nigeria Limited
- Dr. Isa Na'iya Bakori
Associate Professor of History (Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina
- Dr. Ahmed Tijjani Yusuf
Associate Professor (Bayero University Kano)
- Engr. Comrade Mansur Musa
Former National President of NEPA
- Brig. Gen. M.I Tsiga
Former director general NYSC
- Prof. Ismail Abubakar Tsiga
Former Commissioner of Education Katsina State
- Prof. Ahmed Bakori Mohammed
Professor of Agricultural Economic and Extension
- Ambassador Aliyu Usman Bakori
Current Nigeria's ambassador to China
- Ambassador Hamza Ibrahim Tsiga
Current Nigeria's ambassador to Iran
The postal code of the area is 831.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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