Muhammad Gado Nasko (born 1941) was the
military governor
A military government is generally any form of government that is administered by military forces, whether or not this government is legal under the laws of the jurisdiction at issue, and whether this government is formed by natives or by an occup ...
of
Sokoto State
Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto Fula: Leydi Sokoto 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country on the national border with the Republic of the N ...
, Nigeria between 1978 and 1979.
["Sokoto State's measure to control preachers," British Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 1979]
Early life
Nasko retired from the army in 1993 after Abacha took over from Sonekan. He was at the time a Lt. General and retired to his village Home in Nasko Niger state quietly to his new life as a farmer and community leader. he was decorated by president
Olusegun Obasanjo
Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, , ( ; yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its presid ...
with the national honour award of ''Commander of the Order of the Niger'' (CON) and recognised as one of the most respected states men in Nigeria. Former Gado Nasko
Barracks, now Lungi Barracks, in the nation's capital Abuja, was named for him. He is married to two wives Fatima and Rakiya with 9 children namely: Umar, Hamza, Ibrahim, Abdulazeez, Abubakar, Aminu, Fatima, Zainab, and Maryam.
Timeline
*Nigeria Military Training School: 1962-1963
*School of Artillery, Larkill: 1963-1964
*Commissioned Officer, Corps of Artillery: July 1964
*Commandant of the School of Artillery: 1969-1975
*Commander 2nd Artillery Brigade: 1975-1976
*Military Secretary]: 1976-1978
*Military Governor Sokoto State: 1978-1979
*Commandant 1st Divisional Artillery: 1979-1980
*Commandant Corps of Artillery: 1980-1985
*Minister of Trade, Agriculture and Water resources: 1985-1989
*Minister for the federal Capital Territory, Abuja: 1989-1993
Notes
References
Nasko Barracks
1941 births
Living people
Nigerian military governors of Sokoto State
Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)
Federal ministers of Nigeria
People from Niger State
Commanders of the Order of the Niger
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