Originally posted on June 22, 2022 @ 5:22 pm
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Profile Summary
| Name: | Aminu Bello Masari |
| Date of Birth: | 29 May 1950 |
| Age: | 72 years (2022) |
| State of Origin: | Katsina State |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Wife: | Hajia Hadiza Masari |
| Children: | Shamsudeen Bello Masari and Kamaludeen Aminu Bello Masari |
| Net Worth: | $20 millions |
Aminu Bello Masari Biography
Aminu Bello Masari was born on 29 May 1950, he is a Nigerian politician and current Governor of Katsina State.
He was the Commissioner for works, housing and transport Katsina state from 1991 to 1993.
He was the speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007. Masari hails from Masari village of Kafur local government, Katsina State.
Aminu Bello Masari Career
Masari contested for the office of Katsina State Governor in the 2011 election under the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change. He lost the Election to PDP’s Ibrahim Shehu Shema.
In December 2014 he emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 elections.
Aminu Bello was declared winner of the 11 April 2015 Katsina State Governorship election, defeating Musa Nashuni.Dr Dikko Umar Radda
Aminu Bello Masari was sworn in as the Executive Governor of Katsina State on 29 May 2015.
Immediately after his inauguration, amid financial recession in the country, Governor Masari accused his predecessor of literally stealing the state treasury after the 2015 elections and a few days of handing power to his new government.
This accusation along with similar financial cases amounting to N11 billion compelled EFCC to invite and later charge Barrister Schema to court along with some of his cabinet members.
Governor Masari also dissolved local government chairmen who were all from the ousted party.
On its part, PDP challenged the state in court for dissolving democratically elected local government chairmen.
Aminu Bello Masari was elected for a second term as Governor of Katsina in the March 9, 2019 Katsina State gubernatorial election under the platform of All Progressives Congress having polled 1, 178, 864 votes against Peoples Democratic Party’s Senator Garba Yakubu Lado who had 488, 621 votes.
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Personal Life
Aminu Bello Masari is married to Hajia Hadiza Masari, and the union is blessed with Shamsudeen Bello Masari and Kamaludeen Aminu Bello Masari.
Aminu Bello Masari Net Worth
Aminu Bello Masari is a popular Nigerian Politician and current Governor of Katsina State. He has an estimated net worth of $20 millions.
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