Saidu Barda
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Alhaji Sa'idu Barda is a Nigeria
n politician who was elected on the National Republican Convention
(NRC) platform as Governor of Katsina State
, Nigeria
, holding office between January 1992 and November 1983 during the Nigerian Third Republic
. He remained active in politics in the Nigerian Fourth Republic
.
(SDP) candidate. Yar'Adua later went on to be elected president in April 2007.
Umaru's elder brother General Shehu Yar'Adua, then a prominent politician with presidential ambitions, had failed to give his full backing to Umaru's bid.
Barda was favored by the military president at the time, General Ibrahim Babangida
.
Barda completed construction of a flour mill in Katsina, initiated in 1981 but later abandoned.
In June 1993 Barda set up a committee on the Rehabilitation of Education "to look into the educational decadence in schools ... and proffer solutions." He also laid the foundation for the Othman Dan Folio Institute, intended to be the first Islamic university in Nigeria but later abandoned.
Barda supported Babangida's annulment of the 12 June 1993 election of MKO Abiola as president, saying "blood will flow on an unprecedented scale" if the annulment were to be reversed.
The political struggles that followed the annulment led to the coup in which General Sani Abacha
took power in November 1993, when all elected governors were dismissed.
(UNPP).
In January 2003, as chairman of the UNPP primary convention, Barda announced that Senator Jim Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo would be the party's candidate in the April 2003 presidential elections.
In May 2003 Barda was a member of the Arewa Consultative Forum
, a group of Northern political leaders.
In October 2009 Barda was at a meeting where former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari
announced the formation of a new political alliance, the National Democratic Movement.
In 2010 Barda was deputy chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum.
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...
n politician who was elected on the National Republican Convention
National Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the incoming military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.-Alignment:...
(NRC) platform as Governor of Katsina State
Katsina State
Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina, and its governor is Ibrahim Shema, a member of the People's Democratic Party...
, 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...
, holding office between January 1992 and November 1983 during the Nigerian Third Republic
Nigerian Third Republic
The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1993 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution.- Founding :...
. He remained active in politics in the Nigerian Fourth Republic
Nigerian Fourth Republic
The Fourth Republic is the republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999 it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and 1983 and suffers many of the same problems, such as multiple...
.
Katsina State governor
In the December 1991 elections for governor of Katsina State, Barda defeated Umaru Yar'Adua, the Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The Social Democratic Party of Nigeria, popularly known as SDP, was a political party created to encompass the ideals of a center left political organization. It was one of the products of a democracy project by former President Ibrahim Babangida to have two detribalized political parties, one a...
(SDP) candidate. Yar'Adua later went on to be elected president in April 2007.
Umaru's elder brother General Shehu Yar'Adua, then a prominent politician with presidential ambitions, had failed to give his full backing to Umaru's bid.
Barda was favored by the military president at the time, 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...
.
Barda completed construction of a flour mill in Katsina, initiated in 1981 but later abandoned.
In June 1993 Barda set up a committee on the Rehabilitation of Education "to look into the educational decadence in schools ... and proffer solutions." He also laid the foundation for the Othman Dan Folio Institute, intended to be the first Islamic university in Nigeria but later abandoned.
Barda supported Babangida's annulment of the 12 June 1993 election of MKO Abiola as president, saying "blood will flow on an unprecedented scale" if the annulment were to be reversed.
The political struggles that followed the annulment led to the coup in which General 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....
took power in November 1993, when all elected governors were dismissed.
Later political career
Barda was active in politics in the Nigerian Fourth Republic, becoming leader of the United Nigeria People's PartyUnited Nigeria People's Party
The United Nigeria People's Party is a political party in Nigeria.At the 12 April 2003 legislative elections the party won 2.8 % of popular votes, 2 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria, and no seats in the Senate....
(UNPP).
In January 2003, as chairman of the UNPP primary convention, Barda announced that Senator Jim Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo would be the party's candidate in the April 2003 presidential elections.
In May 2003 Barda was a member of the Arewa Consultative Forum
Arewa Consultative Forum
The Arewa Consultative Forum is a political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria formed in 2000 which has considerable influence in the political scene...
, a group of Northern political leaders.
In October 2009 Barda was at a meeting where former military ruler 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...
announced the formation of a new political alliance, the National Democratic Movement.
In 2010 Barda was deputy chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum.