Sha'aba Lafiagi was elected governor of Kwara State in January 1992 on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform, and was removed from office by the administration of General Sani Abacha in November 1993.[1]
As governor he initiated construction of new headquarters for the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, but they were not opened until 2002, and in 2010 were slated for demolition.[2]
Political career
He was a protégé of Olusola Saraki, Senate Leader during the Nigerian Second Republic, who helped him become elected governor in December 1991.[3] He was a member of the Committee for National Consensus (CNC) together with Olusola Saraki later he fell out with Saraki when it became apparent Saraki was backing Mohammed Lawal for Kwara governor in 1999. However, he remained a power in Kwara State politics.[4]
Lafiagi became a member of the board of trustees of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[5] In February 2009, he was appointed chairman of the National Sugar Development Council, a parastatal.[6] He led the planning committee for the 20 April 2009 Special National Convention of the PDP, recommending a budget of N400 million. Given the economic climate, President Umaru Yar'Adua slashed the budget to N100 million.[7]
mohammed, shaaba, lafiagi, lafiagi, elected, governor, kwara, state, january, 1992, social, democratic, party, platform, removed, from, office, administration, general, sani, abacha, november, 1993, mohammed, lafiagiexecutive, governor, kwara, statein, office,. Sha aba Lafiagi was elected governor of Kwara State in January 1992 on the Social Democratic Party SDP platform and was removed from office by the administration of General Sani Abacha in November 1993 1 Mohammed Sha aba LafiagiExecutive Governor of Kwara StateIn office 1 January 1992 November 1993Preceded byAlwali KazirSucceeded byMustapha IsmailSenator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kwara North Senatorial DistrictIn office 7 June 2011 June 2019Preceded byAhmed Mohammed InuwaSucceeded byUmar Suleiman SadiqPersonal detailsPolitical partyPeople s Democratic PartyAs governor he initiated construction of new headquarters for the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation but they were not opened until 2002 and in 2010 were slated for demolition 2 Political career EditHe was a protege of Olusola Saraki Senate Leader during the Nigerian Second Republic who helped him become elected governor in December 1991 3 He was a member of the Committee for National Consensus CNC together with Olusola Saraki later he fell out with Saraki when it became apparent Saraki was backing Mohammed Lawal for Kwara governor in 1999 However he remained a power in Kwara State politics 4 Lafiagi became a member of the board of trustees of the People s Democratic Party PDP 5 In February 2009 he was appointed chairman of the National Sugar Development Council a parastatal 6 He led the planning committee for the 20 April 2009 Special National Convention of the PDP recommending a budget of N400 million Given the economic climate President Umaru Yar Adua slashed the budget to N100 million 7 In April 2011 he was elected a senator representing Kwara North Senatorial DistrictReferences Edit Nigeria States WorldStatesmen Retrieved 2010 04 29 Olufemi Oshin 1 Apr 2010 Kwara Government To Demolish Premises Of Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation Galaxy TV Archived from the original on 11 July 2011 Retrieved 2010 04 29 Jackson Udom and Yekini Jimoh September 13 2009 2011 Awaiting the godfather of Kwara politics Tribune Retrieved 2010 04 29 dead link PDP s Men of Power ThisDay 2001 11 10 Archived from the original on 2005 12 02 Retrieved 2010 04 29 Welcome People s Democratic Part Nigeria USA Archived from the original on 2010 06 01 Retrieved 2010 04 29 Abbas Jimoh 28 February 2009 Yaradua Approves More Funds for Parastatals Daily Trust Retrieved 2010 04 29 Henry Umoru April 16 2009 Yar Adua Slashes PDP Convention Budget to N100 Million Vanguard Retrieved 2010 04 29 This article about a Nigerian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi amp oldid 1136417565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
