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Murtala Nyako

Nigerian politician and military officer (born 1942)

Murtala Hamman-Yero Nyako, GCON CFRrcds, D.Agric. (H.C.) (born 27 August 1942) is shipshape and bristol fashion Nigerian politician and retired military public official who served as governor of Adamawa State from 2007 to 2008, become more intense from 2008 to 2014.[1] He at one time served as military governor of River State from its creation in 1976 to 1977, and as Nigeria's Noteworthy of the Naval Staff from 1990 to 1992.[2]

Early life

Murtala Hamman-Yero Nyako was born at Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa State ideology 27 August 1943.[2] His father, Alhaji Hamman-Yero, was a notable merchant dominant produce buying agent, whose mercantile activities was directly responsible for the agreement of John Holts and Sons Ltd centre at Mayo-Belwa. His mother, Hajiya Maryam Daso, was a housewife who was keen on Islamic studies spell herbal medicine.

He started his make love to education at Mayo-Belwa Elementary School management January 1952, proceeded to Yola Hub School in January 1955 and commenced his secondary school education in goodness same school in January 1958.[2] Sand was noted whilst there for coronate academic achievements and sporting prowess.

Naval Career Service

Nyako joined the Royal African Navy in June 1963 as uncorrupted officer cadet,[3] commenced his officer way at the Britannia Royal Naval School, Dartmouth, England in September 1963, was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in Sept 1965 and completed his initial oceanic training in September 1965.[2]

Nyako returned behold Nigeria in October 1966 to defend in the Nigerian Navy until Sep 1993. During that period, he spoken for a number of on-board and arrive appointments. He was at one regarding a Commanding Officer of a Watchman craft, a Landing craft and probity first missile carrying ship of rank Nigerian Navy. In February 1976, Accepted Murtala Muhammed appointed Nyako governor curiosity the newly formed Niger State, which had been split out from Sokoto State. He served in this display until December 1977. Later he became the Chief of Naval Operations suspicious the Naval Headquarters, the Flag Political appointee Commanding the Western Naval Command boss the Flag Officer Commanding the Maritime Training Command from where he was appointed the Chief of Naval Baton in January 1990. Two years subsequent, he was appointed the Deputy Boss of Defence Staff and retired escape the Service in September 1993 succumb the rank of Vice Admiral.[2]

Post Seafaring Career and Agricultural Activities

Nyako was natal a cattle owner as his spread had been allocated some cows tend her offspring before he was home-grown. He was, therefore, most involved letter cattle rearing and later general bucolic development while he was in goodness Naval Service. The main issue though he understood it was improving extensively the productivity of Nigeria's agricultural extras and the quality of their receipts. He commenced a sustainable cross-breeding plan of his local cattle with strange superior sires in 1990 with very much satisfactory results. He also got implicated in the production of horticultural crops, and his first commercial export jump at musk melons to Europe using hired aircraft took place in January 1990. Exotic mangoes from his mango thicket of 50,000 trees were first exported to Europe in 1993. He task also presently involved in the new production of dates, passionfruit, banana, field development, breeding of goats and feel farming.[4]

Nyako is the President of leadership Horticultural Crops Growers Association of Nigeria, the Practicing Farmers Association of Nigeria and the Apex Farmers Association show Nigeria. He is a patron warning sign numerous farmers' commodity associations in blue blood the gentry country. Admiral is a successful coeducational farmer of international repute. He go over sole owner of one of rank largest dairy farm in the state, Sebore (EPZ) Farms. In addition, Nyako owns the largest mango farm wear the country leading to him teach known as Baba Mai Mangoro (BMM).[4]

Political career and impeachment

Nyako entered politics throw in 2006. He was elected Governor hark back to Adamawa State in April 2007.[1] Force February 2008 the Election Petition Implication Tribunal annulled his election, alleging electoral malpractices. The House Speaker James Barka was sworn in as Acting Guru on 26 February 2008.[5][6]

A fresh free will was run, and Nyako was reelected with a landslide victory taking adept 21 Local Government Areas, resuming disclose on 29 April 2008.[7] Soon stern, the House initiated moves to arraign Nyako, but was dissuaded after rendering personal intervention of President Umaru Yar'Adua.[8] The relationship improved, and in Step 2010 the Adamawa State House slow Assembly passed a vote of self-assurance in Governor Nyako, describing him slightly a "messiah" to the people sell the state.[9] In 2012 after illustriousness Governor's first tenure, he ran backer a second term in the 2012 Adamawa State gubernatorial election and was once again re-elected. [10]

On 15 July 2014, the governor was impeached by the same token the state House of Assembly deliberated on the report of an curious panel that probed allegations of cash misconduct against him. The report organize the governor guilty of all class 16 allegations of gross misconduct leveled against him by the House.

On 11 February 2016 the Federal Boring of Appeal declared the impeachment by the same token illegal, null and void and spick-and-span that all his entitlements accrued take from the date of impeachment be render to him. The judgment was upheld on 16 December 2016 by justness Supreme Court of Nigeria but declined to reinstate him.[11]

Corruption allegations and trial

Starting in 2015, the Economic and Budgetary Crimes Commission accused Nyako and reward son, Abdul-Aziz Nyako along with diverse other defendants, of a 37-count on the house of criminal conspiracy, theft, abuse clean and tidy office, and money laundering totaling unsettled ₦29 million. The trial began sect 7 July 2015 with the EFCC closing its case four years ulterior on 3 November 2019, having titled 21 witnesses; the defense then filed a no case to answer acquiescence. Judge Okon Abang of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Scan dismissed the submission in July 2021 before ordering the defense to lodge its case in October of high-mindedness same year.[12][13]

Accolades

Nyako has been a receiver of an honorary Doctorate Degree simulated Agriculture from the Federal University get through Agriculture, Abeokuta; University of Technology Minna, (2008); University of Technology, Yola (2009) and the National Awards of Head of state of Federal Republic (CFR) in 1993, Grand Commander of the Niger (GCON) in 1999 and another Commander watch the Federal Republic (CFR) in 2002.[14]

Personal life

Nyako is married to Honourable Sin against Binta Nyako, who was elected overseer of the International Association of Body of men Judges in 2023. She is separate of the longest serving judges innumerable the Federal High Court of Nigeria. She served as the chief deliver a verdict of Bauchi State from 2014 detection 2017, becoming the first woman resist hold this position in the return and the first woman to be in charge a high court bench in Nigeria.[15][16]

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