Mohammed Badaru Abubakar | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Abubakar in 2024 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Minister of state | Bello Matawalle |
| Preceded by | Bashir Salihi Magashi |
| Governor of Jigawa State | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Ibrahim Hadejia Umar Namadi |
| Preceded by | Sule Lamido |
| Succeeded by | Umar Namadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1962 Babura, Northern Region (now in Jigawa State), Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Residence(s) | Abuja, F.C.T. |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar[1] MON (born 19 September 1962[1]) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the Nigerian minister of defence since 21 August 2023. He previously served as the governor of Jigawa State from 2015 to 2023.[2][3]
Badaru, as he is popularly called, was a one-time chairman of the Nigerian Presidential committee on fertilizer distribution to farmers, and also a former chairman of a presidential committee on non-oil revenue. He is the founder of Talamiz Group.[1]
- ^ a b c "The Governor Jigawa state". Jigawa State Government. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Nwamu, Aniebo (13 April 2015). "INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll". Leadership. AB-NG. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Orintunsin, Jide; Ibrahim, Rasaq (29 January 2022). "Ekiti 2022: No aspirant boycotted APC primaries, says Badaru". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.