Aminu Bello Masari
| Aminu Bello Masari | |
|---|---|
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| Governor of Katsina State | |
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Assumed office 29 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Shema |
| Speaker House of Representatives | |
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In office 2003–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Ghali Umar Na'Abba |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Etteh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 May 1950 Katsina State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
| Religion | Islam |
Aminu Bello Masari (born 29 May 1950) is a Nigerian politician and current Governor of Katsina State. He was the speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007. Masari hails from Katsina State.
Masari ran unsuccessfully for the office of Katsina State Governor in the 2011 election under the platform of defunct Congress for Progressive Change. In December 2014 he emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 elections.[1][2]
He was declared winner of the 11 April 2015 Katsina State Governorship election, defeating his arch-rival Musa Nashuni; anointed candidate of incumbent Shema.[3]
Aminu Bello Masari was sworn in as the Executive Governor of Kastina State on 29 May 2015. Governor. Masari is from the same state as the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari.
References
- ↑ "Masari: APC Govs Are Party Leaders in Their States". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.
- ↑ "How Jonathan stopped Egyptian style revolution in Nigeria - Masari". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ Muazu Elazeh Katsina (12 April 2015). "Masari Wins Katsina Guber Poll". Leadership Newspaper. Retrieved 8 May 2015.