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What People Don’t Know About Gov. Yahaya Bello

Alhaji Yahaya BelloThat Ahlaji Yahaya Bello was sworn in today as Executive Governor of Kogi State without a deputy is an established fact. But there are things so many people don’t know about the youngest governor in Nigeria today.

Yahaya Bello was born on June 18, 1975 in Agassa, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State to Alhaji Bello Ochi and Hajia Hauwa Bello. He was the last born of six children.

He was head boy of his primary school, LGEA Primary School, Agassa, Okene.

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Alhaji Bello is an alumnus of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. He obtained a degree in       Accounting in 1999 and a Master’s in Business Administration from the university in 2004.

He started his professional career as Revenue Officer II with the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, rising to the position of Assistant Chief Accountant.

Bello had his big break investing in stocks; oil and gas, real estate, and more.

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His nickname is Fair-Plus as a result of the success of his transport company, FairPlus International Limited. The company is a transport and courier service company, which has expanded into the retail business with supermarkets.

At 40, he is the youngest democratically elected governor in Kogi State’s history. Abubakar Audu first became governor at 44; Ibrahim Idris was 54; while Idris Wada was 58.

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He is the first person from the Ebira tribe to become the governor of the state. The three governors before him were from the Igala tribe, which is the largest in the state.