Lt. Colonel Abubakar Sadi Zakariya Maimalari; was the Military Administrator of Jigawa State from August 1998 to 29 May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, when he handed over to the elected Executive Governor Ibrahim Saminu Turaki.[2] He is father was Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari, a senior army officer who was murdered during the January 1966 coup that brought General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi to power.[3] Following the return to democracy, as a former military administrator he was required to retire from the army.[4]
Abubakar Sadi Zakariya Maimalari | |
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| Military Governor of Jigawa State | |
| In office August 1998 – May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Rasheed Shekoni |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Saminu Turaki |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
References
edit- ^ "Abubakar Maimalari, Aishat Ismail: Where are they now?". Blueprint. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Nigerian States". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Kawka, Rupert (2002). From Bulamari to Yerwa to metropolitan Maiduguri: interdisciplinary studies on the capital of Borno State, Nigeria. Köppe. p. 153. ISBN 3-89645-460-9.
- ^ "Obasanjo Hires & Fires". Nigerian Democratic Movement (NDM). 1999-07-01. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-05-29.