Senator (Dr.) Abdullahi Adamu, CON

His Excellency is the first elected Executive Governor of Nasarawa State (1999 -2007). A distinguished Senator representing Nasarawa West, he was the Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture. Prior to incursion into active politics, he was a Member of the Board of Directors of the NTA Zone D in 1976/1978 and Chairman Board of Directors, Benue Cement Company, Gboko 1980- 1983.He served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Works and Housing of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from February, 1995 to November 17. Senator Adamu is a recipient of several honours including Honorary Doctorate including degrees in Engineering by the Rivers State University of Science and Technology and Federal University of Akure in 2003 and 2004 respectively, Doctorate degree of Science in Public Administration by the Federal University of Port-Harcourt, 2006 and Doctorate degree in Law by Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. He was awarded the prestigious honour of the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 2008 A visionary leader and a pioneer, Senator Abdullahi Adamu established the Nasarawa State University Keffi and other tertiary institutions and founded Al ‘Hakam Holdings Ltd and many companies in the area of agriculture.

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Founder