Adamu Aliero

Adamu Aliero
Senator for Kebbi Central
Assumed office
9 June 2015
Preceded byAbubakar Atiku Bagudu
In office
5 June 2007 – 17 December 2008
Preceded byFarouk Bello Bunza
Succeeded byAbubakar Atiku Bagudu
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
In office
17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010
PresidentUmaru Musa Yar'Adua
Preceded byAliyu Modibbo Umar
Succeeded byBala Muhammed
Governor of Kebbi State
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
DeputyAbdullahi Abubakar Babaya
Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu
Preceded bySamaila Bature Chamah
Succeeded byUsman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Adamu Aliero

(1957-01-01) 1 January 1957 (age 67)
Aliero, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kebbi State, Nigeria)
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party (2007–2011; 2012–2014; 2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
  • Maimuna Aliero
  • Zainab Aliero
  • Aaliyah Aliero
Children11
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
OccupationPolitician

Muhammad Adamu Aliero (born 1 January 1957) is a Nigerian politician who is the senator representing Kebbi Central senatorial district since 2015. He previously served in that position from 2007 to 2008.[1][2] He served as the governor of Kebbi State from 1999 to 2007.[3] He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Aliero was appointed minister of the Federal Capital Territory by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in December 2008.[4] He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.[5]

  1. ^ "Ex-governor Adamu Aliero seeks third Senate seat". Premium Times. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Adamu Aliero biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Former Kebbi Governor, Adamu Aliero Dumps Ruling APC for PDP". Sahara Reporters. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ^ Ogbuenyi, Nosike; Akosile, Abimbola; Ojeifo, Sufuyan (19 December 2008). "Yar'Adua Renews His Mission". This Day. Retrieved 15 April 2010 – via allAfrica.
  5. ^ Idonor, Daniel (17 March 2010). "Jonathan Sacks Ministers". Vanguard. Retrieved 14 April 2010 – via allAfrica.