Muhammadu Ribadu
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Muhammadu Ribadu was a Nigerian politician and former minister for Defense
. The son of a district head from Adamawa
's Balala district, he was educated early on at a Koranic school before proceeding to the middle school at Yola
. While in Yola, he received private tutorship under a colonial officer. Afterwards, he became a teacher at the Yola middle school. After a few years teaching in Yola, he got and proceeded abroad, on a scholarship to study local government. Like a few of his colleagues who took the scholarship, he returned, and thereafter became interested in the nation's political process, he was appointed to the Northern House of Assembly
in 1947 and re-elected in 1951. In 1952, he was made minister for Lands as part of an indigenous council of ministers. In 1954, he was elected the second Vice-President of NPC and became literary, the third northern leader behind Ahmadu Bello
and Tafawa Balewa.
National security
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. The son of a district head from Adamawa
Adamawa
Adamawa may refer to:*Adamawa Emirate, founded by and named after Modibo Adama*Adamawa Plateau, which rises in Nigeria, cuts across Cameroon, and terminates in the Central African Republic*Adamawa Region, Cameroon*Adamawa State, Nigeria...
's Balala district, he was educated early on at a Koranic school before proceeding to the middle school at Yola
Yola, Nigeria
Yola is the capital city and administrative center of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Located on the Benue River, it has a population of 88,500 . Established in 1841, Yola was the capital of a Fulani state until it was taken by the British in 1901. Daytime temperatures can easily exceed during the dry...
. While in Yola, he received private tutorship under a colonial officer. Afterwards, he became a teacher at the Yola middle school. After a few years teaching in Yola, he got and proceeded abroad, on a scholarship to study local government. Like a few of his colleagues who took the scholarship, he returned, and thereafter became interested in the nation's political process, he was appointed to the Northern House of Assembly
House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level....
in 1947 and re-elected in 1951. In 1952, he was made minister for Lands as part of an indigenous council of ministers. In 1954, he was elected the second Vice-President of NPC and became literary, the third northern leader behind Ahmadu Bello
Ahmadu Bello
Sir Ahmadu Bello was a Nigerian politician, and was the first premier of the Northern Nigeria region from 1954-1966. He was one of the prominent leaders in Northern Nigeria alongside Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, both of whom were prominent in negotiations about the region's place in an independent...
and Tafawa Balewa.