| Abubakar Sani Bello | |
| Office: | Senator for Niger North |
| Term Start: | 13 June 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi |
| Office1: | Governor of Niger State |
| Term Start1: | 29 May 2015 |
| Term End1: | 29 May 2023 |
| Deputy1: | Ahmed Muhammad Ketso |
| Predecessor1: | Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu |
| Successor1: | Mohammed Umar Bago |
| Birth Name: | Abubakar Sani Bello |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Niger State, Nigeria |
| Citizenship: | Nigeria |
| Education: | Economics |
| Alma Mater: | University of Maiduguri |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | All Progressives Congress |
| Spouse: | Amina Abubakar Bello |
| Parents: | Sani Bello (father) |
Abubakar Sani Bello (born 17 December 1967), also known as Lolo, is a Nigerian politician who is the current senator representing the Niger North Senatorial District. He previously served as the governor of Niger State from 2015 to 2023. He is a member of All Progressives Congress.[1] [2] [3]
Abubakar Sani Bello was born on 17 December 1967,[4] the son of the former military Governor of old Kano state, Col. Sani Bello.[5] He attended St. Loius primary school, Kano from 1974 to 1979 and went to the Nigerian Military School from 1980 to 1985, He studied at the University of Maiduguri[6] from 1986 to 1991, where he obtained a B.Sc in Economics. He has worked in various places in the country, starting from his NYSC days, where he was posted to serve in Port Harcourt in the marketing department of NICOTES Services as Supervisor.[7]
Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello won the Niger State, APC gubernatorial primaries for the 2015 election. He polled 3,829 votes to defeat Senator Musa Ibrahim in the primary election. He later went ahead to win the general election with a total of 593,709 votes. He was declared winner by the INEC on 13 April 2015.On March 9, 2019, he was reelected as the Governor of Niger State.[8] [9]
On 24 August 2020, he endorsed a Reconciliation Committee and other committees at a State Executive Committee meeting, together with members of the National Assembly from the State led by Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi and other Party Chieftains. This Committee's aim is to rebuild and reposition the party for better performance in 2023 elections.[10] [11]
The Governor put more efforts on improving the Nigeria education by utilizing the available resources to do the needful in the area of education in the state. He priorized the education sector as the important sector in his administration. The Governor rebuild a reasonable number of boarding schools out of 60 boarding schools in the state.[12]