Meet the genius minister who used N30m to build mosque for herdsmen

 

Meet the genius minister who used N30m to build mosque for herdsmen

Wonders, they say shall never end. A former banker who was the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono has been sacked for spending a whopping sum of 30 million naira to build a mosque for herdsmen.

The money claimed to have been used for that purpose is from the Federal Government’s allocation to the Agric Ministry.

That money was supposed to be spent on creating policies, ideas that would make the price of food cheaper for Nigerians.

But who is Sabo Nanono?

Full Name: Muhammad Sabo Nanono

Date of birth: April 11, 1946

State of origin: Kano

Party: All Progressive Congress (APC) Date of appointment: July 3, 2019

Date of sack: September 1, 2021

Marital status: Married with many children

Born in Gabasawa Local government area of Kano State on April 11, 1946, the former university lecturer had an inspiring career before joining politics to work for the All Progressive Congress (APC), a task that earned him a federal portfolio.

Does this man have a history of controversies?

Little was heard about the minister in other parts of Nigeria, but some of his controversies brought him into the limelight than the policies he implemented in the ministry he oversaw.

1) Marrying an 18-Year-Old SSCE Holder in Secret Wedding

On April 8, 2021, an online news platform Daily Nigerian, Northern’s one of the most investigative and authoritative online news platforms, revealed that Nanono secretly married an 18-year-old lady who just completed her secondary school education

It was revealed that the 74-year-old man tied the knot with Rakiya, the bride at a private wedding on Saturday, April 3, in Jere Town, Kaduna State.

While the ex-minister wanted the wedding to be kept secret, it was reported that he “warned them against disclosing the details of the marriage to people,” the online news platform quoted a source as saying.

2) Spent N30,000,000 To Construct Mosque

The ministry he headed took one of the most controversial decisions by allocating millions of naira for the construction of a worship place for some displaced herders in the far North, a region largely populated by Muslims.

While the decision to use part of the allocation of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development generated so much condemnation, his assistants in the ministry came out on May 20, 2021, to defend their master.

Nigerians only got to know the highly secretive project through a leaked memo, which the ministry barefacedly defended, saying it built the mosque for livestock farmers.

Why Buhari Sacked Nanono

Barely five months after the leaked memo which was seen as a slap on the APC was administration even at a time the ruling government running from pillar to post in a bid to borrow money, had President Buhari come with a sledge.

He announced the sacking of Sabo Nanono as a minister. Although he wasn’t alone, his removal outshone the second victim of the sacking, Power Minister Saleh Mamman.

Buhari described his contribution to the manifestos of the ruling party as “weak”

“Today, effectively marks their last participation in the Federal Executive Council deliberations and I wish them the best in all future endeavours,” special adviser on

Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said on behalf of his boss.

Mohammed Sabo Nanono’s sacking came a day he disclosed that shutting of Nigeria’s border increased the local production of rice.

We wish the 75-year-old farmer, teacher, administrator, banker, and politician, the best.