Abba Habib

Abba Habib with his three children, 12-year old Mustapha on the right, Fati who was 9 years old and Kaka who was a year old.

Abba Muhammed Habib was[1] a Nigerian politician who was a founding member and general secretary of the Northern People's Congress[2] and later a regional minister for trade in the First Republic.[3] He was a major political figure who represented the province of Northern Cameroons in the Northern Regional Assembly and later led the province to merge with the Northern Region of Nigeria in 1961.[4]

Habib was a Shuwa Arab born in 1914 in Dikwa.[5] He was among the first generation of students educated at Borno Middle School and Katsina College (now Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic) from 1928 to 1933.[5][2] He subsequently taught at Maiduguri Middle School, Kaduna College, and Zaria Middle School;[5] in 1948 he left teaching, becoming a Chief Scribe of the Dikwa Native Authority and later district head of Bama.[5] In 1950 he became Development Secretary of the Dikwa Division.[5]

Habib was elected into the Northern House of Assembly in 1951[2] or 1952[5] representing the Dikwa North constituency.[2] From 1954 to 1959, he was the Minister for Trade and Industry of the region.[2][5] After resigning in 1959, he took up the position of Waziri of Dikwa[5] or Bama;[1] he retired from this position in 1971.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Gazali, Dr. Kalli Alkali Yusuf (30 January 2023). "The Shuwa Arabs of Borno: Their Migration and Socio-Economic Roles to the Development of Kanem Borno Empire". International Journal on Economics, Finance and Sustainable Development. 5 (1): 168. Among them mentioned must be made of Waziri Abba Habib, Late Waziri of Bama true son of Borno, a renowned politician, who represented Borno in Various capacities during the first republic and after.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Shuwa Arabs In Borno: History Of Migration, Settlement And Integration". Daily Trust. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Nigerians at Rover's". The Birmingham Post & Birmingham Gazette. 10 September 1959. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "HABIB, Alhaji Abba". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "HABIB, Alhaji Abba". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2026-03-10.


Further references

Adam, Mohammed (2020). The Shuwa Arabs In Nigeria. Abuja, Nigeria: Siddwell International Ltd. ASIN B0CNTVFDZC.

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