Muhammad Gado Nasko | |
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Governor of Sokoto State | |
In office July 1978 – October 1979 | |
Preceded by | Colonel Umaru Mohammed |
Succeeded by | Shehu Kangiwa |
Minister FCT Abuja | |
In office 1989–1993 | |
Preceded by | Hamza Abdullahi |
Succeeded by | Jeremiah Timbut Useni |
Personal details | |
Born | 1941 (age 82–83) Nasko, Magama LGA, Niger State |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nigeria |
Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
Years of service | 1962–1993 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Muhammad Gado Nasko (born 1941) was the military governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria between 1978 and 1979. [1]
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.