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Barewa College, Zaria is one of Nigeria’s most famous secondary schools. It was founded in 1921 by Sir Hugh Clifford, the Governor- General of Nigeria ,at the time and G.A.J Bieneman. It was formerly known as Katsina College. The school was meant to provide quality education for the sons of the Northern elites and mould future leaders for the region. It is what Kings College, Lagos and some notable Ivy League schools in the South-West is, to the people upnorth. Barewa College has produced thousands of notable figures including many of Nigeria’s past leaders.This week, City People reveals prominent ex- students of the school,which today remains one of the country’s highly rated
institutions of learning.Though some of them are dead, many currently hold powerful positions in Politics, Academia, Civil service Judiciary, Arts and Science and lots more.
Barewa College has produced 5 Heads of State, 20+ governors, 2 CBN governors, CJNs, and lots of other big names. Read on!
HEADS OF STATE & PRIME MINISTERS
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa— Prime Minister of Nigeria, 1957-1966
Sir Ahmadu Bello — Premier of Northern Nigeria, 1954-1966
General Yakubu Gowon — Military Head of State, 1966-1975
General Murtala Mohammed — Military Head of State, 1975-1976
Alhaji Shehu Shagari — President of Nigeria, 1979-1983
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua — President of Nigeria, 2007-2010
General Ibrahim Babangida — Military President, 1985-1993
General Abdulsalami Abubakar— Head of State, 1998-1999.
TRADITIONAL RULERS & JUDICIARY
Ibrahim Dasuki— Sultan of Sokoto
Sa’adu Abubakar — Sultan of Sokoto
Shehu Abubakar — Emir of Gombe, 1984-2014
Mohammed Bello — Chief Justice of Nigeria
Idris Legbo Kutigi— Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Nigeria
Hon. Justice Uwais — Former Chief Justice of Nigeria.
GOVERNORS & MINISTERS
Hassan Katsina — Governor of Northern Nigeria
Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa — Governor of Kaduna State
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai — Governor of Kaduna State
Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu—ex- Governor of Abia State
Air Commodore Ibrahim Alkali —ex Military Governor of Kwara State
Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki of Ilorin — First Northern Region Minister of Health
Adamu Ciroma —ex 3-time Minister: Industries, Agriculture, Finance; CBN Governor
Jibril Aminu — 2-time Minister: Education; Petroleum & Mineral Resources
Umaru Dikko —ex Minister of Transportation
Magaji Muhammed — Minister of Interior, Industry; Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Balarabe Abbas Lawal — Minister of Environment
Mohammed Bello — Minister of FCT
Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau — Minister of Interior; Former Chief of Army Staff
Bolaji Akinyemi — Minister of Education
Prof Muhammad Ali Pate — Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare
Alhaji Abu Gidado — Former Minister of Finance .
CBN GOVERNORS, SECURITY & FINANCE
Abdulkadir Ahmed — Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria
Aliyu Mai-Bornu — Governor of CBN, 1963-1967
Umaru Mutallab — Minister of Economic Development; Banking veteran
Ibrahim Coomassie — Inspector General of Police
Afakriya Gadzama — Director General, State Security Service
Nuhu Ribadu — Former Chairman, EFCC
Mohammed Shuwa — First Commander, Nigerian Army 1st Infantry Division
ACADEMICS DIPLOMATS & PROFESSIONALS
Iya Abubakar — Mathematician and Politician
Suleiman Takuma — Journalist and Politician
Albani Zaria — Islamic Scholar
Mazi Nwonwu — Journalist at BBC; Editor-in-Chief, Omenana Magazine
Dr. Akpaka Kalu — Public Health Practitioner
Alhaji Aliyu Alarape Salman — Legal Luminary
OTHER NOTABLE OLD BOYS INCLUDE:
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III — Sultan of Sokoto, spiritual leader
Bukar Abba Ibrahim — Former Governor, Yobe State
Boss Gida Mustapha — Secretary to the Government of the Federation
Donald Duke — Former Governor, Cross River State
Ghali Umar Na’Abba — Former Speaker, House of Representatives
Dahiru Musdapher — Former Chief Justice of Nigeria
Halima Tayo Alao — Architect, Former Minister of Environment & Housing.
Barewa has over 20 governors in total. Other governors, ministers, ambassadors, and senior military officers from the college include names like:
Garba Nadama — Former Governor of Sokoto State
Garba Ali Mohammed — Former Military Administrator of Niger State
Clarence Olafemi — Former Acting Governor, Kogi State
Yusuf Barnabas Bala — Former Deputy Governor of Kaduna State.
Those in diverse fields are:
Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila – Administrator and politician
Bala Achi – Historian, educationist
Bashiru Ademola Raji – Professor of soil science
Bilkisu Yusuf – Journalist, women’s rights activist
Bola Shagaya – Economist, business magnate
Bruce Onobrakpeya – Foremost Nigerian artist
Bashir Abubakar – Assistant Controller General of Customs
Cornelius Adebayo – Academic, technocrat
Carol King – Actress
Charles Ayo – Former Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University
Danladi Slim Matawale – Academic, civil engineer
Elizabeth Ofili – Physician, cardiologist
Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja – Lawyer, politician Emmanuel Kucha – Academic, Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Makurdi
Elnathan John – Lawyer, novelist
Fatima Batul Mukhtar – Former Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutse
Fateema Mohammed – Politician
Ghali Umar Na’Abba – Former Speaker, House of Representatives Gani Odutokun – Academic, painter
Goddy Jedy Agba – Former oil marketer, politician
Grace Chijimma Ezema – First female electrical engineer in Nigeria
Hadiza Isma El-Rufai – Writer
Henrietta Ogan – Business administrator and lots more.
–Wole Alakija
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