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Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has extolled the legacies and contributions of former military administrators of the state, Cols Lawan Gwadabe and Habibu Shuaibu during their respective regimes. These he said had tremendous positive impact on the state and its citizens.
Bago stated this in a congratulatory message to celebrate the birthday of Colonels Gwadabe and Shuaibu as they turned 75th and 70th years, respectively.
In the birthday felicitations issued by his chief press secretary Bologi Ibrahim, the governor said, “I am celebrating not only their birthdays but also the enduring legacies of the leadership and services to humanity they provided to Niger state.”
Col. Gwadabe served the state from 1987 to 1992 while Col. Shuaibu piloted the affairs of the state between 1998 and 1999.
“I hereby extend warm birthday wishes to the former leaders, recognising their significant contributions to the growth and development of Niger State during their respective regimes,” he said.
Bago specifically recounted the invaluable contributions of Col. Gwadabe to peaceful boundary adjustments, rural development and nomadic education which stimulated stability, growth, and development of the state.
He equally recalls how Col. Shuaibu ensured a peaceful and smooth transition of power from the Military regime to Democracy in 1999 in Niger State.
According to him, “the efforts of the celebrants have positively and tremendously impacted on the state and its citizenry.”
