Gado Nasko Explained

Muhammad Gado Nasko
Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant general
Office:Governor of Sokoto State
Term Start:July 1978
Term End:October 1979
Predecessor:Colonel Umaru Mohammed
Successor:Shehu Kangiwa
Office2:Minister FCT Abuja
Term Start2:1989
Term End2:1993
Predecessor2:Hamza Abdullahi
Successor2:Jeremiah Timbut Useni
Birth Place:Nasko, Magama LGA, Niger State
Serviceyears:1962–1993
Rank: Lieutenant general

Muhammad Gado Nasko (born 1941) was the military governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria between 1978 and 1979.[1]

Early life

Nasko retired from the army in 1993 after Abacha took over from Sonekan. He was at the time a Lt. General and retired to his village Home in Nasko Niger state quietly to his new life as a farmer and community leader. He was decorated by president Olusegun Obasanjo with the national honour award of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and recognised as one of the most respected states men in Nigeria. Former Gado Nasko Barracks, now Lungi Barracks, in the nation's capital Abuja, was named for him.

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Notes and References

  1. "Sokoto State's measure to control preachers," British Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 1979