Alwali Kazir
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Major General Alwali Kazir was a Military Governor of Kwara State
, Nigeria
from December 1989 to January 1992 during the military regime of Major General Ibrahim Babangida
, handing over to the elected civilian governor Shaaba Lafiaji
at the start of the Nigerian Third Republic
.
Kwara state has a Muslim majority, but a significant Christian minority. Tension between the religious groups broke into riots in 1991.
In January 1991 Kazir cancelled the appointments of the administrative secretaries of the SDP and NRC political parties because they did not "reflect the religious character of the state", referring to the fact that only Moslems had been appointed.
Kazir was appointed Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) in august 1994 replacing Major General Chris Alli during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
.
In May 1995, a bomb exploded at a stadium in Ilorin
during a ceremony that Kazir was attending, one of a series on incidents directed against the unpopular military regime.
He retired in March 1996, replaced as COAS by Major General Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi.
In April 2009 the Emir of Bade gave Kazir the title of Madakin Bade in an elaborate ceremony in Gashua
, Yobe State
.
In August 2009 he was appointed to the board of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies.
In March 2010 Kazir was one of the Yobe State nominees for a position in the cabinet of acting president Goodluck Jonathan
.
Kwara State
Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...
, 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 December 1989 to January 1992 during the military regime of Major General Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
, handing over to the elected civilian governor Shaaba Lafiaji
Shaaba Lafiaji
Alhaji Sha'aba Lafiagi was elected governor of Kwara State in January 1992 on the Social Democratic Party platform, and was removed from office by the administration of General Sani Abacha in November 1993....
at the start of the Nigerian Third Republic
Nigerian Third Republic
The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1993 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution.- Founding :...
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Kwara state has a Muslim majority, but a significant Christian minority. Tension between the religious groups broke into riots in 1991.
In January 1991 Kazir cancelled the appointments of the administrative secretaries of the SDP and NRC political parties because they did not "reflect the religious character of the state", referring to the fact that only Moslems had been appointed.
Kazir was appointed Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) in august 1994 replacing Major General Chris Alli 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....
.
In May 1995, a bomb exploded at a stadium in Ilorin
Ilorin
Ilorin is one of the largest cities in Nigeria and is the capital of Kwara State. As of 2007 it had a population of 847,582.-History:Ilorin was founded by the Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, in 1450...
during a ceremony that Kazir was attending, one of a series on incidents directed against the unpopular military regime.
He retired in March 1996, replaced as COAS by Major General Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi.
In April 2009 the Emir of Bade gave Kazir the title of Madakin Bade in an elaborate ceremony in Gashua
Gashua
Gashua is a community in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, on the Yobe River a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River. Average elevation is about 299 m. The population in 2006 was about 125,000....
, Yobe State
Yobe State
Yobe State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.-Geography:...
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In August 2009 he was appointed to the board of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies.
In March 2010 Kazir was one of the Yobe State nominees for a position in the cabinet of acting president Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON is the 14th Head of State and current President of Nigeria.He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the...
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