Bello Mandiya | |
Office1: | Chief of Staff Katsina State Government |
Term Start1: | May 2015 |
Term End1: | May 2019 |
Office2: | Senator for Katsina South (Funtua) |
Term Start2: | May 2019 |
Term End2: | May 2023 |
Predecessor2: | Abu Ibrahim |
Birth Place: | Katsina State, Nigeria |
Bello Mandiya is a Nigerian politician, who was the elected Senator for the Katsina South Senatorial district[1] in February 2019 Nigerian general elections on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC).[2] [3] He was the former chief of staff to the Katsina State governor Aminu Bello Masari.
Bello's bid to return to the Senate in 2023 suffered a setback after he was defeated by Senator Muntari Dandutse in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress for the Katsina South senatorial district.[4] [5]
He attended the University of Lagos, Nigeria, from where he received his Bachelor of Mass Communication.[6]