Abdullahi Sule
Abdullahi Sule | |
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 Abdullahi Sule | |
| Governor of Nasarawa State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| Deputy | Emmanuel Akabe |
| Preceded by | Umaru Tanko Al-Makura |
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| Born | 26 December 1959 |
| Party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
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Abdullahi Audu Sule (born 26 December 1959) is a Nigerian engineer, businessman, and politician who has served as the Governor of Nasarawa State since 2019.[1][2] He was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).[3]
Early life and education
Abdullahi Sule was born on 26 December 1959 in the Akwanga-West Development Area of present-day Nasarawa State.[4] He received his primary education at the Roman Catholic Mission Primary School in Gudi Station in 1968, attended Zang Secondary School in 1974, and later enrolled at the Government Technical College, Bukuru in 1977.
In 1980, he attended the Plateau State Polytechnic in Barkin Ladi before proceeding on a scholarship to Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Technology and a master's degree in Industrial Technology.[4]
Business career
Following his return to Nigeria in 1985, Sule completed his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) primary assignment with the Plateau Utilities Board and subsequently joined the Jos Steel Rolling Mill as a production engineer. In 1989, he returned to the United States, working with multiple engineering and manufacturing firms including Lancer Corporation and Osyka Corporation.[4]
In 2000, he co-founded Sadiq Petroleum Nigeria Limited in Lagos, serving as its managing director and chief executive officer. Under his leadership, the firm acquired a core stake in African Petroleum (AP) Plc, where he became CEO in 2001. In June 2018, prior to running for public office, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc appointed Sule as its Group Managing Director.[4]
Political career
On 1 October 2018, Sule won the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Nasarawa State.[5]
He was declared the winner of the 2019 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election on 10 March 2019 and was sworn into office on 29 May 2019.[6][2] In the March 2023 governorship election, Sule was re-elected for a second term in office.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Muhammad, Ibraheem Hamza (11 March 2019). "INEC declares APC's Abdullahi Sule Governor-elect in Nasarawa". Daily Trust. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- 1 2 "INEC declares Abdullahi Sule winner Nasarawa guber poll". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ "Govs not against direct primaries, says Gov Sule". The Punch. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "APC's Abdullahi Sule to battle PDP's Ombugadu in Nasarawa". News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ "Abdulahi Sule wins APC governorship primary in Nasarawa". Nigerian Tribune. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ "INEC Declares Abdullahi Sule Winner of Nasarawa Governorship Race". Channels Television. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ "Gov Sule Re-Elected In Nasarawa". Channels Television. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.