Lieutenant General Muhammad Gado Nasko (born 1941) was the military governor of Sokoto State

Sokoto State

Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

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 between 1978-1979.

Nasko retired from the army in 1993 after a palace coup by his colleague Sani Abacha

Sani Abacha

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 ushered in a new set of ministers. He was at the time a Lt Gen and one of the few high ranking Generals left in 1993 after the exit of military dictator

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 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...

 retired to his village Home in Nasko Niger state quietly to his new life as a farmer and community leader. he was decorated by president Olusegun Obasanjo with the national honour award of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and recognised as one of the most respected states men in Nigeria. He is married to two wives Fatima and Rakiya with 9 children namely: Umar, Hamza, Ibrahim, Abdulazeez, Abubakar, Aminu, Fatima, Zainab, and Maryam.

Timeline

• Nigeria Military Training School: 1962-1963
• School of Artillery, Larkill: 1963-1964
• Commissioned Officer, Corps of Artillery: July 1964
• Commandant of the School of Artillery: 1969-1975
• Commander 2nd Artillery Brigade: 1975-1976
• Military Secretary]: 1976-1978
• Military Governor Sokoto State: 1978-1979
• Commandant 1st Divisional Artillery: 1979-1980
• Commandant Corps of Artillery: 1980-1985
• Minister of Trade, Agriculture and Water resources: 1985-1989
• Minister for the federal Capital Territory, Abuja: 1989-1993