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==Background and education== |
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Abdullahi Shelleng was born on 20 January 1942 in [[Shelleng]], in the [[Numan, Nigeria|Numan]] Local Government Area of the former [[Gongola State]] |
Abdullahi Shelleng was born on 20 January 1942 in [[Shelleng]], in the [[Numan, Nigeria|Numan]] Local Government Area of the former [[Gongola State]] (now [[Adamawa State]]). He was educated in [[Shelleng]] and [[Yola, Nigeria|Yola]], and attended the Government College, [[Zaria]] (1957-1961). He joined the Army in 1962 and attended the [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna (April 1962 - August 1962), and then the [[Pakistan Military Academy]], [[Kakul]] (1962 - 1965).<ref name=bio>{{cite web |
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==Military career== |
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He was commissioned 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant in April 1965. He served as a Company Commander during the [[Nigerian Civil War]]. |
He was commissioned 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant in April 1965. He served as a Company Commander during the [[Nigerian Civil War]]. |
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He attended Command and General Staff College, [[Fort Leavenworth]], [[Kansas]], [[USA]] (1973 - 1974). |
He attended Command and General Staff College, [[Fort Leavenworth]], [[Kansas]], [[USA]] (1973 - 1974), and then was appointed Colonel, General Staff in Hq. 2nd Infantry Division, Nigerian Army, [[Ibadan]] (1974 - 1975).<ref name=bio/> |
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He was a Colonel, General Staff in Hq. 2nd Infantry Division, Nigerian Army, [[Ibadan]] (1974 - 1975).<ref name=bio/> |
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He was one of the participants in the July 1975 coup against General [[Yakubu Gowon]], monitoring the situation from the 2nd Division HQ at Ibadan.<ref>{{cite web |
He was one of the participants in the July 1975 coup against General [[Yakubu Gowon]], monitoring the situation from the 2nd Division HQ at Ibadan.<ref>{{cite web |
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Following the coup, he became a Principal Staff Officer, Supreme Headquarters, Lagos (1975 - 1976).<ref name=bio/> |
Following the coup, he became a Principal Staff Officer, Supreme Headquarters, Lagos (1975 - 1976).<ref name=bio/> |
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==Governor of Benue State== |
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General [[Murtala Mohammed]] appointed Abdullahi Shelleng as Military Governor of Benue State on 3 February 1976, a post he held until July 1978. |
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Shellung had the difficult job of creating a functioning state machinery with an ethnically mixed and politically dissatisfied population. He built accommodation for civil servants and established schools and colleges. He also initiated Benue Brewery at [[Makurdi]], Idah Sanitary Ware Industry at [[Idah]], and the Burnt Brick Industry at [[Otukpo]]. However, he failed to repair the untarred roads in the state. In many cases he opened establishments on temporary sites, thus storing up problems for the future. He was also criticized for destroying the mini Makurdi Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |
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|title=Benue State at 30: The people and their struggles |
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==Later career== |
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After retiring from the army, Abdullahi Shelleng became one of the leaders of the umbrella union of the North, the Arewa Consultative Forum.<ref>{{cite web |
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|title=Arewa Worried over IBB, Others' Refusal to Appear |
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In October 2005, he was one of the Adamawa State delegates at the National Convention of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP).<ref>{{cite web |
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|title=Marwa’s Loyalists Sweep Polls in Adamawa |
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In April 2006 he was one of a group of Adamawa State PDP members who announced they had suspended Vice President [[Atiku Abubakar]] the state governor [[Boni Haruna]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|title=PDP suspends Atiku, Gov Haruna |
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|date=April 19, 2006 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:47, 3 January 2010
Abdullahi Shelleng | |
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| Military Governor of Benue State | |
| In office February 3, 1976 – July 1978 | |
| Succeeded by | Adebayo Hamid Lawal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1942 Shelleng, Numan LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria |
Colonel Abdullahi Shelleng (born 20 January 1942) was the first Military Governor of Benue State, Nigeria from 3 February 1976 to July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, after Benue State had been split from the old Benue-Plateau State.[1]
Background and education
Abdullahi Shelleng was born on 20 January 1942 in Shelleng, in the Numan Local Government Area of the former Gongola State (now Adamawa State). He was educated in Shelleng and Yola, and attended the Government College, Zaria (1957-1961). He joined the Army in 1962 and attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna (April 1962 - August 1962), and then the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul (1962 - 1965).[2]
Military career
He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in April 1965. He served as a Company Commander during the Nigerian Civil War. He attended Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA (1973 - 1974), and then was appointed Colonel, General Staff in Hq. 2nd Infantry Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan (1974 - 1975).[2] He was one of the participants in the July 1975 coup against General Yakubu Gowon, monitoring the situation from the 2nd Division HQ at Ibadan.[3] Following the coup, he became a Principal Staff Officer, Supreme Headquarters, Lagos (1975 - 1976).[2]
Governor of Benue State
General Murtala Mohammed appointed Abdullahi Shelleng as Military Governor of Benue State on 3 February 1976, a post he held until July 1978. Shellung had the difficult job of creating a functioning state machinery with an ethnically mixed and politically dissatisfied population. He built accommodation for civil servants and established schools and colleges. He also initiated Benue Brewery at Makurdi, Idah Sanitary Ware Industry at Idah, and the Burnt Brick Industry at Otukpo. However, he failed to repair the untarred roads in the state. In many cases he opened establishments on temporary sites, thus storing up problems for the future. He was also criticized for destroying the mini Makurdi Stadium.[4]
Later career
After retiring from the army, Abdullahi Shelleng became one of the leaders of the umbrella union of the North, the Arewa Consultative Forum.[5] In October 2005, he was one of the Adamawa State delegates at the National Convention of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[6] In April 2006 he was one of a group of Adamawa State PDP members who announced they had suspended Vice President Atiku Abubakar the state governor Boni Haruna.[7]
References
- ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c "Colonel Abdullahi Shelleng". Government of Benue State of Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Nowa Omoigui. "Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 9". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Tyodzua Atim (01.30.2006). "Benue State at 30: The people and their struggles". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Agaju Madugba (2001-08-10). "Arewa Worried over IBB, Others' Refusal to Appear". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Marwa's Loyalists Sweep Polls in Adamawa". BNW News. October 17, 2005. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Adeniyi Olugbemi (April 19, 2006). "PDP suspends Atiku, Gov Haruna". OnlineNigeria. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
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