Mamman Kontagora
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Major-General Mamman Kontagora was Military Administrator of the Abuja Federal Capital Territory during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalam Abubakar, handing over control to a civilian governor in May 1999.
Kontagora was among the first intake of officers when the Nigerian Defense Academy opened in 1964.
Kontagora was appointed Minister of Works and Housing in the Babangida
government.
In 1991 he issued regulations on pollution abatement and effluent limitations covering all industries, with heavy fines for non-compliance. However, follow-up by the government on infractors was limited.
In December 1991, he announced plans to draw up guidelines by early 1992 to control oil pollution.
The Sani Abacha
government appointed Kontagora sole administrator of Ahmadu Bello University
, Zaria
in 1995 after a major conflict at the university. He remained in charge until some time after the death of Abacha.
Kontagora was appointed Administrator of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on 22 August 1998.
The brief period when Kontagora was in charge of the FCT saw a boom in construction of housing and infrastructure.
Kontagora ceded a strategic plot next to the International Conference centre to the Abuja Horticultural Society to develop as a world standard park, now the Abuja International Peace Park, finally opened in 2003.
In January 1999 Kontagora said that all structures had been put in place to ensure a smooth transition to democracy in May 1999.
Kontagora was a candidate to represent the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) in the 2003 elections for FCT Senator, but was defeated in the primaries by Isa Maina, who went on to be elected.
In October 2004 Kontagora announced that he would be a candidate to contest the 2007 presidential elections on the PDP platform.
He was cleared as a candidate by the PDP, but was defeated by Umaru Yar'Adua, who went on to be elected.
Kontagora was among the first intake of officers when the Nigerian Defense Academy opened in 1964.
Kontagora was appointed Minister of Works and Housing in the Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
government.
In 1991 he issued regulations on pollution abatement and effluent limitations covering all industries, with heavy fines for non-compliance. However, follow-up by the government on infractors was limited.
In December 1991, he announced plans to draw up guidelines by early 1992 to control oil pollution.
The 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....
government appointed Kontagora sole administrator of Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....
, 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...
in 1995 after a major conflict at the university. He remained in charge until some time after the death of Abacha.
Kontagora was appointed Administrator of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on 22 August 1998.
The brief period when Kontagora was in charge of the FCT saw a boom in construction of housing and infrastructure.
Kontagora ceded a strategic plot next to the International Conference centre to the Abuja Horticultural Society to develop as a world standard park, now the Abuja International Peace Park, finally opened in 2003.
In January 1999 Kontagora said that all structures had been put in place to ensure a smooth transition to democracy in May 1999.
Kontagora was a candidate to represent 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...
(PDP) in the 2003 elections for FCT Senator, but was defeated in the primaries by Isa Maina, who went on to be elected.
In October 2004 Kontagora announced that he would be a candidate to contest the 2007 presidential elections on the PDP platform.
He was cleared as a candidate by the PDP, but was defeated by Umaru Yar'Adua, who went on to be elected.