Salihu Tunde Bello

Nigerian politician and soldier
Salihu Tunde Bello
Military Administrator of Kebbi State
In office
9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996
Preceded byAbubakar Musa
Succeeded byJohn Ubah
Personal details
Children6 (Razak Bello,

Nusirat Olatundun Bello, Rakiyat Sade Bello, Yusuf Toyin Bello, Teslim Olalekan Bello,

Ilias Taye Bello)

Colonel (Later Brigadier General) Salihu Tunde Bello was Administrator of Kebbi State in Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] During his administration he achieved significant development of the state infrastructure.[2] In July 1999, after the return to democracy, all armed forces officers that had served in military governments for six months or more were forced to retire.[3] Brigadier-General Salihu Bello was among those affected by this decision.[4]

Membership of professional body

In 2009 Salihu Bello was a member of the board of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  2. ^ Nigeria: a viable black power : resources, potentials & challenges. Polcom Press. 1996. p. 204. ISBN 978-31594-1-0.
  3. ^ "Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?". Max Siollun. April 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  4. ^ "OBASANJO HIRES & FIRES". NDM DEMOCRACY WATCH 1999/03. July 1, 1999. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  5. ^ Juliana Taiwo (30 June 2009). "Yar'Adua Approves Agriculture Parastatals' Boards". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
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Military Administrators in Nigeria during the Sani Abacha regime (November 1993 - June 1998)
Abia
Chinyere Ike Nwosu
Temi Ejoor
Moses Fasanya
Adamawa
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Anambra
Bauchi
Bayelsa
Benue
Borno
Cross River
Delta
Ebonyi
Edo
Ekiti
Enugu
Gombe
Imo
Jigawa
Kaduna
Kano
Katsina
Kebbi
Salihu Tunde Bello
John Ubah
Kogi
Kwara
Lagos
Nasarawa
Abdullahi Ibrahim
Niger
Ogun
Ondo
Osun
Oyo
Plateau
Rivers
Sokoto
Taraba
Yobe
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