Mohammed Sani Sami
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Brigadier Mohammed Sani Sami was Governor of Bauchi State
, Nigeria
from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari
.
Mohammed Sani Sami was born in Zuru
in Kebbi State
.
He joined the army on 10 December 1962, and attended training courses with Ibrahim Babangida
.
He attended the Mons Officer Cadet School
, Aldershot
(United Kingdom
), and was commissioned on July 25, 1963.
General Murtala Muhammed, head of state from July 1975 to February 1976, appointed Lieutenant Colonel Sani Sami commander of the Brigade of Guards.
Mohammed Sani Sami was appointed governor of Bauchi State after a coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Muhammadu Buhari
to power. He held office until August 1985, when General Ibrahim Babangida
took over from Buhari.
He upgraded medical facilities, and undertook a major agricultural development program named "back to land".
During his governorship the world handball championship was held in Bauchi State.
In October 1984, facing a new wave of religious fanaticism, he warned that prohibitions on open air religious preaching remained in force. He also stated that the decision to demolish some Christian churches to make way for a new ring road was not in any way an attack on that religion, and said that the government had allocated land for the Catholic mission to build a new church.
Mohammed Sani Sami retired as a Major General on 3 September 1990.
He later became the Emir of Zuru, in Kebbi State.
Bauchi State
Bauchi State is a State in northern Nigeria. Its capital is the city of Bauchi. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up...
, 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 January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General 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...
.
Mohammed Sani Sami was born in Zuru
Zuru
Zuru is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zuru.It is also the Headquarters of Zuru Emirate. The Emirate comprised four local government areas, namely: Danko-Wasagu, Fakai, Sakaba and Zuru....
in Kebbi State
Kebbi State
Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria with its capital at Birnin Kebbi. The state was formed from part of Sokoto State in 1991. Kebbi State is bordered by Sokoto State, Niger State, Dosso Region in the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin. It has a total area of...
.
He joined the army on 10 December 1962, and attended training courses with 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...
.
He attended the Mons Officer Cadet School
Mons Officer Cadet School
The Mons Officer Cadet School was a British military training establishment in Aldershot.1942 saw the RMC move to Mons Barracks where it became 161 OCTU. Cadets underwent a three month training programme prior to the Commisioning Passing Out Parade. Those passing out slow marched up the steps from...
, Aldershot
Aldershot
Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council...
(United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
), and was commissioned on July 25, 1963.
General Murtala Muhammed, head of state from July 1975 to February 1976, appointed Lieutenant Colonel Sani Sami commander of the Brigade of Guards.
Mohammed Sani Sami was appointed governor of Bauchi State after a coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General 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...
to power. He held office until August 1985, when 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...
took over from Buhari.
He upgraded medical facilities, and undertook a major agricultural development program named "back to land".
During his governorship the world handball championship was held in Bauchi State.
In October 1984, facing a new wave of religious fanaticism, he warned that prohibitions on open air religious preaching remained in force. He also stated that the decision to demolish some Christian churches to make way for a new ring road was not in any way an attack on that religion, and said that the government had allocated land for the Catholic mission to build a new church.
Mohammed Sani Sami retired as a Major General on 3 September 1990.
He later became the Emir of Zuru, in Kebbi State.