Abdu Dawakin Tofa
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Alhaji Abdu Dawakin Tofa was a Nigeria
n agriculturalist and academic who was briefly governor of Kano State
between May and October 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic
.
Abdu Dawakin Tofa earned a Higher Diploma from the School of Agriculture, Samaru, Zaria
.
From 1954 to 1960, he was an agricultural assistant in the former Borno Province.
Tofa was a senior academic at the Audu Bako School of Agriculture, Dambatta
when he was appointed Commissioner for Agriculture for Kano State in 1979. Later he became Commissioner for Special Duties in the cabinet of Governor Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi. When Deputy Governor Ibrahim Farouk was impeached, Tofa took his place.
When Rimi moved from the People's Redemption Party
(PRP) to the Nigerian People's Party
(NPP) in preparation for the 1983 elections he correctly, if unusually, resigned from office.
Tofa became governor in May 1983 and held office until October 1983.
He was instrumental in establishing the Kano Agricultural Research Development Authority - KNARDA - with the goal of "the total emancipation of the common man from hunger, disease, poverty and squalor".
After the military government of Muhammadu Buhari
took power in the coup of 31 December 1993, Tofas was tried by a special tribunal and was jailed for 21 years for offenses that included receiving a N265,000 kickback for a N3.5 million contract awarded to Ashab construction company.
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...
n agriculturalist and academic who was briefly governor 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...
between May and October 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic
Nigerian Second Republic
The Second Republic was the republican government of Nigeria between 1979 and 1983 governed by the second republican constitution.- Founding :...
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Abdu Dawakin Tofa earned a Higher Diploma from the School of Agriculture, Samaru, Zaria
Zaria
Zaria may refer to:*Zaria, a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria*Zaria , or Zoria, the Slavic goddess of beauty*Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, a member of the Dutch royal family...
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From 1954 to 1960, he was an agricultural assistant in the former Borno Province.
Tofa was a senior academic at the Audu Bako School of Agriculture, Dambatta
Dambatta
Dambatta is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dambatta in the west of the area on the A2 highway.It has an area of 732 km² and a population of 207,968 at the 2006 census....
when he was appointed Commissioner for Agriculture for Kano State in 1979. Later he became Commissioner for Special Duties in the cabinet of Governor Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi. When Deputy Governor Ibrahim Farouk was impeached, Tofa took his place.
When Rimi moved from the People's Redemption Party
People's Redemption Party
The People's Redemption Party was a political party in Nigeria. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well...
(PRP) to the Nigerian People's Party
Nigerian People's Party
The Nigerian Peoples Party was one of the major political parties that contested elections in the Nigerian Second Republic. The party was made up of three major groups: the Lagos Progressives, Club 19, and the Nigerian Council of Understanding....
(NPP) in preparation for the 1983 elections he correctly, if unusually, resigned from office.
Tofa became governor in May 1983 and held office until October 1983.
He was instrumental in establishing the Kano Agricultural Research Development Authority - KNARDA - with the goal of "the total emancipation of the common man from hunger, disease, poverty and squalor".
After the military government of 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...
took power in the coup of 31 December 1993, Tofas was tried by a special tribunal and was jailed for 21 years for offenses that included receiving a N265,000 kickback for a N3.5 million contract awarded to Ashab construction company.