Bello Maitama Yusuf

Senator. Alh. Dr. Bello Maitama Yusuf GCON Sardaunan Dutse (born April, 1947) is a Nigerian politician, Businessman and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was the Minister for Internal Affairs in 1979 and Minister for Commerce in 1982.[1] He was educated at North Gate University, Washington and was a member of the defunct National Party of Nigeria.[2] Prior, to joining politics, he founded Quartz Integerated Services Nigeria Limited right after he had finished university, it was a renowned and very influential construction company which had first started operating in Kano. Furthermore, he was also the chairman on the board of four other construction companies at the time, thus, making him one of the youngest multi millionaires in the world. In addition to this, he was a lawyer and had served as a chief registrar at the Chief Magistrate's Court in Kano. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly and is one of Jigawas few billionaires till now. Bello Maitama has set up the stage for all politicians and businessmen in Nigeria.[3] As minister for Commerce, he was in charge of curtailing imported goods to Nigeria which was massively draining the nation's foreign reserves.[4][5]

Bello Maitama Yusuf
Minister of Interior
In office
October 1979  September 1981
Preceded byUmaru Shinkafi
Succeeded byJanet Akinrinade
Minister of Social Welfare, Youth, Sports and Culture
In office
September 1981  February 1982
Preceded byPaulinus Amadike
Succeeded byPosition Demolished
Minister of Commerce
In office
February 1982  December 1983
Preceded byIsaac Shaahu
Succeeded byPosition Demolished
Senator for Jigawa South West
In office
29 May 1999  29 May 2007
Succeeded byMujitaba Mohammed Mallam
Personal details
Born (1945-04-22) 22 April 1945
Jigawa State, Nigeria
Political partyAPC
EducationAhmadu Bello University Northgate University Washington
AwardsNigerian Commander of the Order of the Niger

He was elected to the Nigerian Senate for the Jigawa South West constituency in April 1999,[1] and reelected in April 2003. He played prominent roles in attacking the Third Term Agenda and indicting President Obasanjo for mismanaging a petroleum development fund, he was also a prominent member of the Senate committee on youth and sports.[6] He was also given the title "Sarduanan Dutse" in his state Jigawa. Bello Maitama has now retired from politics and business, with his oldest son Yusuf continuing his legacy.

Notes

  1. Nwachukwu, John Owen (2019-05-06). "President Buhari gives appointment to ex-minister accused of corruption". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. "Coming era of penny-pinching - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. "Nigerian President's Visit to Romania," British Broadcasting Corporation, September 18, 1982
  4. Ibrahim, Yusha’u A.; Giginyu, Ibrahim Musa; Ibrahim, Tijjani; Ngbokai, Richard; Kano (2018-05-27). "Reminiscences with Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  5. UGWU, CLETUS OKONKWO (1996). POLITICAL CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT I NIGERIA A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (PDF). CLETUS OKONKWO: CODESRIA LIBRARY. p. 109.
  6. "Reminiscences with Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf". Daily Trust. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2022-02-27.


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