Lieutenant general
Muhammad Gado Nasko
Governor of Sokoto State
In office
July 1978 – October 1979
Preceded byColonel Umaru Mohammed
Succeeded byShehu Kangiwa
Minister FCT Abuja
In office
1989–1993
Preceded byHamza Abdullahi
Succeeded byJeremiah Timbut Useni
Personal details
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Nasko, Magama LGA, Niger State
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1962–1993
Rank Lieutenant general

Muhammad Gado Nasko (born 1941) was the military governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria between 1978 and 1979.[1]

Early life

Nasko retired from the army in 1993 after Abacha took over from Sonekan. He was at the time a Lt. General and retired to his village Home in Nasko Niger state quietly to his new life as a farmer and community leader. He was decorated by president Olusegun Obasanjo with the national honour award of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and recognised as one of the most respected states men in Nigeria. Former Gado Nasko Barracks, now Lungi Barracks, in the nation's capital Abuja, was named for him.

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Notes

  1. ^ "Sokoto State's measure to control preachers," British Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 1979

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