Sabo Bakin Zuwo
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Aliyu Sabo Bakin Zuwo was a Senator in the Nigerian Second Republic
who was elected Governor of Kano State
, Nigeria
in October 1983, holding office briefly until the military coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Mohammadu Buhari to power.
He was elected on the People's Redemption Party
(PRP) platform.
Zuwo's origins could be traced to Nupe in Niger state, from where his great grand parents migrated to Kano, where he was born and raised.
He had no formal education, but said that he attended "Mallam Aminu Kano
Political School, Sudawa, Kano", referring to the famous politician and champion of the people's rights.
A colorful and outspoken politician, it was said that he made more effective use of the radio in the run-up to the Second Republic than any other politician in Northern Nigeria.
Elected to the Senate in 1979, Zuwo sponsored more bills than any other Senator.
In the 1983 Kano State gubernatorial elections he defeated former governor Abubakar Rimi
, who had resigned earlier that year and defected to the Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP).
One of Zuwo’s first acts as governor was to remove all the Emirs installed by Rimi.
In a popular gesture, he closed down the Palace Cinema in Kano, which had become a venue for young men to take drugs and engage in sex, and converted it into a clinic.
He was arrested by the Buhari regime which came to power in a coup on 31 December 1983.
N3.4 million was said to be found "stacked up" in Zuwo's home when it was searched by the new military government.
In 1985 a Special Military Tribunal sentenced him to 300 years in jail. He died in 1989.
Nigerian Second Republic
The Second Republic was the republican government of Nigeria between 1979 and 1983 governed by the second republican constitution.- Founding :...
who was elected Governor of Kano State
Kano State
Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west...
, 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...
in October 1983, holding office briefly until the military coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Mohammadu Buhari to power.
He was elected on the People's Redemption Party
People's Redemption Party
The People's Redemption Party was a political party in Nigeria. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well...
(PRP) platform.
Zuwo's origins could be traced to Nupe in Niger state, from where his great grand parents migrated to Kano, where he was born and raised.
He had no formal education, but said that he attended "Mallam Aminu Kano
Aminu Kano
Aminu Kano was a Muslim politician from Nigeria. In the 1940s he led an Islamic movement in the north of the country in opposition to British rule...
Political School, Sudawa, Kano", referring to the famous politician and champion of the people's rights.
A colorful and outspoken politician, it was said that he made more effective use of the radio in the run-up to the Second Republic than any other politician in Northern Nigeria.
Elected to the Senate in 1979, Zuwo sponsored more bills than any other Senator.
In the 1983 Kano State gubernatorial elections he defeated former governor Abubakar Rimi
Abubakar Rimi
Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi was a Nigerian politician, who was the governor of Kano State during the Nigerian Second Republic. He died following an attack by armed robbers.- Background :...
, who had resigned earlier that year and defected to the Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP).
One of Zuwo’s first acts as governor was to remove all the Emirs installed by Rimi.
In a popular gesture, he closed down the Palace Cinema in Kano, which had become a venue for young men to take drugs and engage in sex, and converted it into a clinic.
He was arrested by the Buhari regime which came to power in a coup on 31 December 1983.
N3.4 million was said to be found "stacked up" in Zuwo's home when it was searched by the new military government.
In 1985 a Special Military Tribunal sentenced him to 300 years in jail. He died in 1989.