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|name = Yakubu Bako
|name = Yakubu Bako
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|predecessor1 = [[Akpan Isemin]]
|predecessor1 = [[Akpan Isemin]]
|successor1 = [[Joseph Adeusi]]
|successor1 = [[Joseph Adeusi]]
|birth_date = December 24th 1952
|birth_date = 24 December 1952
|birth_place = Alele, Port Harcourt
|birth_place = Alele, Port Harcourt
|death_date =
|death_date =
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|title=Nigerian States
|title=Nigerian States
|publisher=WorldStatesmen
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|accessdate=2010-05-09}}</ref>
|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref>


Bako graduated from La Follette School of Public Affairs, [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] in 1982.
Bako graduated from La Follette School of Public Affairs, [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] in 1982.
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|title=Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes Fall 2006
|title=Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes Fall 2006
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After being appointed Akwa Ibom administrator in December 1993, Bako developed infrastructure in the [[Bakassi]] area, later forcibly claimed by [[Cross River State]].<ref>{{Cite web
After being appointed Akwa Ibom administrator in December 1993, Bako developed infrastructure in the [[Bakassi]] area, later forcibly claimed by [[Cross River State]].<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23300:oil-wells-obasanjo-tricked-cross-river&Itemid=7966
|url=http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23300:oil-wells-obasanjo-tricked-cross-river&Itemid=7966
|title=Oil wells: ‘Obasanjo tricked Cross River’
|title=Oil wells: ‘Obasanjo tricked Cross River’
|date=23 JULY 2009
|date=23 July 2009
|work=Nigerian Compass
|work=Nigerian Compass
|author=Uduak Iniodu
|author=Uduak Iniodu
|accessdate=2010-05-09}}</ref>
|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref>


In December 1997 he was jailed for alleged complicity in a coup to overthrow Sani Abacha.<ref>{{Cite web
In December 1997 he was jailed for alleged complicity in a coup to overthrow Sani Abacha.<ref>{{Cite web
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|title=COUPS D'ETAT IN NIGERIA: HISTORY, SURVIVORS and VICTIMS.
|title=COUPS D'ETAT IN NIGERIA: HISTORY, SURVIVORS and VICTIMS.
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|work=Vanguard
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|date=13 March 1999
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In March 1998 he was among 26 who had been charged with treason, a capital offence, or related offences.<ref>{{Cite web
In March 1998 he was among 26 who had been charged with treason, a capital offence, or related offences.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR44/006/1998/en
|url=http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR44/006/1998/en
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In March 1999 he was granted clemency and released.<ref>{{Cite web
In March 1999 he was granted clemency and released.<ref>{{Cite web
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|title=NIGERIA: Releases of political prisoners - questions remain about past
|title=NIGERIA: Releases of political prisoners – questions remain about past
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He and others were pardoned by President [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] in September 2003.<ref>{{Cite web
He and others were pardoned by President [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] in September 2003.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Naija-news/message/2958
|url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Naija-news/message/2958
|title=Buhari, IBB, 233 Others Honoured - Col. Bako, Yakassai, 27 others pardoned
|title=Buhari, IBB, 233 Others Honoured – Col. Bako, Yakassai, 27 others pardoned
|author=Josephine Lohor, Joseph Ushigiale
|author=Josephine Lohor, Joseph Ushigiale
|work=ThisDay
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|date=October 1, 2003
|date=1 October 2003
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==References==
==References==
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Nigerian politician
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Nigerian politician
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1952
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1952
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Port Harcourt]], [[Nigeria]]
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Port Harcourt]], Nigeria
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:University of Wisconsin&ndash;Madison alumni]]
[[Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni]]
[[Category:Governors of Akwa Ibom State]]
[[Category:Governors of Akwa Ibom State]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:1952 births]]

Revision as of 03:50, 6 January 2014

Yakubu Bako
Governor of Akwa Ibom State
In office
15 December 1993 – 21 August 1996
Preceded byAkpan Isemin
Succeeded byJoseph Adeusi
Personal details
Born24 December 1952
Alele, Port Harcourt

Colonel (retired) Yakubu Bako was governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]

Bako graduated from La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982. He served as a major in the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Iran after the Iran–Iraq War, which was in place from 1988 to 1991.[2] After being appointed Akwa Ibom administrator in December 1993, Bako developed infrastructure in the Bakassi area, later forcibly claimed by Cross River State.[3]

In December 1997 he was jailed for alleged complicity in a coup to overthrow Sani Abacha.[4] In March 1998 he was among 26 who had been charged with treason, a capital offence, or related offences.[5] In March 1999 he was granted clemency and released.[6] He and others were pardoned by President Olusegun Obasanjo in September 2003.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes Fall 2006". La Follette School of Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  3. ^ Uduak Iniodu (23 July 2009). "Oil wells: 'Obasanjo tricked Cross River'". Nigerian Compass. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  4. ^ "COUPS D'ETAT IN NIGERIA: HISTORY, SURVIVORS and VICTIMS". Vanguard. 13 March 1999. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Nigeria: Further information on fear of torture or ill-treatment / legal concern / death penalty". Amnesty International. 13 March 1998. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  6. ^ "NIGERIA: Releases of political prisoners – questions remain about past" (PDF). Amnesty International. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  7. ^ Josephine Lohor, Joseph Ushigiale (1 October 2003). "Buhari, IBB, 233 Others Honoured – Col. Bako, Yakassai, 27 others pardoned". ThisDay. Retrieved 9 May 2010.

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