Shehu Kangiwa
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Alhaji Muhammadu Shehu Kangiwa was the first elected civilian governor of Sokoto State
, Nigeria
in the short-lived Nigerian Second Republic
, holding office from October 1979 to November 1981. He represented the National Party of Nigeria
(NPN).
He was a popular governor, providing water, health care, agricultural input, education at all levels and transparent government.
The Bakolori irrigation project, started by the previous military government, had displaced many peasant farmers without providing land or compensation. Confronted by demonstrators in November 1979, Kangiwa promised to address all their grievances. However, on 28 April 1980 police moved in on unarmed demonstrators and shot dead over 380 people. The government played down the incident, claiming only 25 had died.
He imprisoned Sheikh Zakzaky of the Islamic movement in Nigeria, along with some of his close disciples, and was said to have intended to execute him.
In 1981, he increased the number of Local Government Areas in the state from 19 to 32. However his successor Colonel Garba Duba
reversed this measure in 1984.
He died in November 1981, falling from a horse while playing polo in the 1981 edition of the Georgian League.
In 1982 Unisteel Ltd. presented The Shehu Kangiwa Cup in his memory, and the cup is now sponsored by Sokoto State Government.
Sokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
, 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 the short-lived Nigerian Second Republic
Nigerian Second Republic
The Second Republic was the republican government of Nigeria between 1979 and 1983 governed by the second republican constitution.- Founding :...
, holding office from October 1979 to November 1981. He represented the National Party of Nigeria
National Party of Nigeria
The National Party of Nigeria was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Second Republic .-Formation:The party's beginning could be traced to private and sometimes secret meetings among key Northern Nigerian leaders after the proscription of political parties in 1966 by the military...
(NPN).
He was a popular governor, providing water, health care, agricultural input, education at all levels and transparent government.
The Bakolori irrigation project, started by the previous military government, had displaced many peasant farmers without providing land or compensation. Confronted by demonstrators in November 1979, Kangiwa promised to address all their grievances. However, on 28 April 1980 police moved in on unarmed demonstrators and shot dead over 380 people. The government played down the incident, claiming only 25 had died.
He imprisoned Sheikh Zakzaky of the Islamic movement in Nigeria, along with some of his close disciples, and was said to have intended to execute him.
In 1981, he increased the number of Local Government Areas in the state from 19 to 32. However his successor Colonel Garba Duba
Garba Duba
Colonel Garba Duba was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, and Administrator of Sokoto State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.-Early career:Garba Duba...
reversed this measure in 1984.
He died in November 1981, falling from a horse while playing polo in the 1981 edition of the Georgian League.
In 1982 Unisteel Ltd. presented The Shehu Kangiwa Cup in his memory, and the cup is now sponsored by Sokoto State Government.