Muhammad Bala Shagari

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
Children Bello Shagari
Parents Shehu Shagari
Alma mater Barewa College
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Nigerian Defence Academy
Military service
Allegiance  Nigeria
Service/branch  Nigerian Army
Years of service 1975 – 1984
Rank Captain

Retired Captain Muhammad Bala Shagari, (born 17 March 1949) is the District Head of Shagari Local Government, in Sokoto State. He holds the traditional title of Sarkin Mafaran Shagari.[1]

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, which removed his father, he was detained briefly and was later retired from the Nigerian army among other junior military officers at the rank of Captain.[4]

Later career

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 lasted long due to the annulment of the Nigerian presidential election, 1993. He was later, appointed as the Director Nigeria Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank (NACB) in 1993. 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.[5]

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. ↑ Muhammad, Bala Shagari. "SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ORDER PAPER". /www.nassnig.org. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESS, ABUJA.
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