Aminu Isa Kontagora
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Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora was Administrator of Benue State
, Nigeria
from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
, then Administrator of Kano State
from September 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar
, handing over power to the elected executive governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on 29 May 1999.
In 1998 he commissioned a primary health center in Kunchi
town, Kano State, but as of December 2006 it was lying neglected without staff or equipment.
Aminu Isa Kontagora remained active in public life after retiring from the army.
In April 2001, he was a member of the steering committee of the Kaduna
-based United Nigeria Development Forum.
In January 2003 he was reported to be supporting the presidential bid of former military ruler Major-General Muhammadu Buhari
.
He was said to support another former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, as presidential candidate in 2007.
In March 2005 he urged financial institutions to provide special services to assist small-scale businesses.
In June 2009, President Umaru Yar'Adua named him as a member of the board of the The National Veterinary Research Institute.
In September 2009, Aminu Isa Kontagora was named chairman of the Niger State
Elders Committee of the People's Democratic Party
.
Benue State
Benue is a state in the Middle-Belt region of Nigeria with a population of about 2.8 million in 1991. Tiv, Idoma, and Igede are spoken predominantly. There are other ethnic groups as well. These include Etulo and Abakwa...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
, then Administrator of Kano State
Kano State
Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west...
from September 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar
Abdulsalami Abubakar
General Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar is a Nigerian general who was President of Nigeria from June 9, 1998 until May 29, 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha's death. It was during Abubakar's leadership that Nigeria adopted its new constitution on May 5, 1999, which provided for multiparty...
, handing over power to the elected executive governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on 29 May 1999.
In 1998 he commissioned a primary health center in Kunchi
Kunchi, Nigeria
Kunchi is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kunchi.It has an area of 671 km² and a population of 111,018 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 703....
town, Kano State, but as of December 2006 it was lying neglected without staff or equipment.
Aminu Isa Kontagora remained active in public life after retiring from the army.
In April 2001, he was a member of the steering committee of the Kaduna
Kaduna
Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census...
-based United Nigeria Development Forum.
In January 2003 he was reported to be supporting the presidential bid of former military ruler Major-General Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari was a military ruler of Nigeria and an unsuccessful candidate for president in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections...
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He was said to support another former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, as presidential candidate in 2007.
In March 2005 he urged financial institutions to provide special services to assist small-scale businesses.
In June 2009, President Umaru Yar'Adua named him as a member of the board of the The National Veterinary Research Institute.
In September 2009, Aminu Isa Kontagora was named chairman of the Niger State
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...
Elders Committee of the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
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