Aminu Sule Garo (born 1962) is a
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...
politician and businessman.
He was elected Senator for Kano North in April 2007, but his election was annulled in December 2007 on the basis that he lacked the required qualifications.
Background
Aminu Sule Garo was born in Garo Town,
Kabo
Kabo is a town in the northern Central African Republic, lying north west of Kaga Bandoro. It is a market town and the border post for Chad.
History
The northern nomads in the Central African Republic resented the central government and a rebe ...
Local Government Area,
Kano State
Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...
,
Nigeria
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in 1962. His father was the late Kano business tycoon Alhaji Sule Galadima Garo. He attended Wudil Technical College for his secondary education and chose not to proceed to higher education in favor of a business career.
He commenced business as a director at Sule Galadima & Sons Limited, from where he rose to become chairman and chief executive officer of Amaco Galadima Nigeria Limited. He was the chairman of the Kano State Investment & Properties Limited, until his resignation in 2006 due to his senatorial ambition. He also sits on the board of several companies, one of them being Ja'iz International PLC.
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Aminu Sule Garo is a devout Muslim and is married to Fatima (Balaraba), who is a granddaughter of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello Sardauna of Sokoto. He has four children.
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Political career
Garo was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives from 1992 to 1993 under the platform of the National Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.
Alignment
The party was organized to ca ...
N.R.C. and from 1995 to 1996, under the United Nigeria Congress Party The United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) was a Nigerian political party. It was one of the five state-sanctioned political parties allowed by the government of General Sani Abacha to participate in state assembly elections held in December 1997, i ...
, U.N.C.P. led by Ambassador Isa Mohammed Argungu MFR as National Chairman, Bode Olajumoke Deputy National Chairman and a National Leader of the Party Northwest Zone Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila
Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila (23 March 1946 – 11 January 2003) was a Nigerian politician and administrator. One of the first administrators to inherit the post first republican administrative structure instituted by the military, he served the Local ...
, Garo represented the Kabo/Gwarzo constituency during the presidencies of Generals Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August 1941) is a Nigerian statesman and military dictator who ruled as military president of Nigeria from 1985 when he orchestrated a coup d'état against his military and political arch-rival Muhammadu ...
and Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha (; (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron fist as military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his death in 1998.
Abacha's seiz ...
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In February 2007, Aminu Sule Garo was invited to appear before a Federal Government panel of inquiry into allegation of corruption.]All Nigeria Peoples Party
The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) was a political party in Nigeria.
The ANPP was a household party in the extreme north of Nigeria, primarily due to its mass appeal among more religious voters. It was the strongest opposition party, controllin ...
(ANPP). In December of that year, following a challenge by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo, his election was annulled on the grounds that he had insufficient educational qualifications and Hayatu took his place.[
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References
Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
Living people
1962 births
Date of birth missing (living people)
Senators of the 6th National Assembly (Nigeria)
All Nigeria Peoples Party politicians
Politicians from Kano State
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