Bello Maitama Yusuf

Bello Maitama Yusuf GCON Sardaunan Dutse (14 April 1947 – 13 October 2023) was a Nigerian politician and businessman. A Senator, he later became Minister for Internal Affairs in 1979, and Minister for Commerce in 1982.[1] He was educated at North Gate University, Washington and was a member of the defunct National Party of Nigeria.[2]

Bello Maitama Yusuf
GCON
Minister of Interior
In office
October 1979 – September 1981
Preceded byUmaru Shinkafi
Succeeded byJanet Akinrinade
Minister of Social Welfare, Youth, Sports and Culture
In office
September 1981 – February 1982
Preceded byPaulinus Amadike
Succeeded byPosition Demolished
Minister of Commerce
In office
February 1982 – December 1983
Preceded byIsaac Shaahu
Succeeded byPosition Demolished
Senator for Jigawa South West
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Succeeded byMujitaba Mohammed Mallam
Personal details
Born(1947-04-14)14 April 1947
Northern Region, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
Died13 October 2023(2023-10-13) (aged 76)
Kano State, Nigeria
Political partyAPC
EducationAhmadu Bello University Northgate University Washington
AwardsNigerian Commander of the Order of the Niger

Life and career

Bello Maitama Yusuf was born on 14 April 1947.[3]

Prior, to joining politics, he founded Quartz Integrated Services Nigeria Limited right after he had finished university, it was a renowned and very influential construction company which had first started operating in Kano. Furthermore, he was also the chairman on the board of four other construction companies at the time, thus, making him one of the youngest multi millionaires in the world. In addition to this, he was a lawyer and had served as a chief registrar at the Chief Magistrate's Court in Kano. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly and, up to his time, one of Jigawa's few billionaires. Bello Maitama set up the stage for all politicians and businessmen in Nigeria.[4] As minister for Commerce, he was in charge of curtailing imported goods to Nigeria which was massively draining the nation's foreign reserves.[5][6]

Yusuf was elected to the Nigerian Senate for the Jigawa South West constituency in April 1999,[1] and reelected in April 2003. He played prominent roles in attacking the Third Term Agenda and indicting President Obasanjo for mismanaging a petroleum development fund, he was also a prominent member of the Senate committee on youth and sports.[7] He was also given the title "Sarduanan Dutse" in his state Jigawa. Bello Maitama later retired from politics and business, with his oldest son Yusuf continuing his legacy.

Bello Maitama Yusuf died on 13 October 2023, at the age of 76.[8][9][10]

Notes
  1. Nwachukwu, John Owen (6 May 2019). "President Buhari gives appointment to ex-minister accused of corruption". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. "Coming era of penny-pinching - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. "Yusuf, Sen Bello Maitama". Blerf's Who's Who in Nigeria. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. "Nigerian President's Visit to Romania," British Broadcasting Corporation, 18 September 1982
  5. Ibrahim, Yusha’u A.; Giginyu, Ibrahim Musa; Ibrahim, Tijjani; Ngbokai, Richard; Kano (27 May 2018). "Reminiscences with Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf". Daily Trust. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  6. UGWU, CLETUS OKONKWO (1996). POLITICAL CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT I NIGERIA A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (PDF). CLETUS OKONKWO: CODESRIA LIBRARY. p. 109.
  7. "Reminiscences with Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf". Daily Trust. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. Ex-Minister Of Commerce Bello Maitama Dies At 76
  9. Muhammad, Khaleel (13 October 2023). "Former minister Yusuf Maitama is dead". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. Muntari, Tukur (13 October 2023). "Ex-Minister, Alhaji Bello Maitama Yusuf is dead". Retrieved 13 October 2023.


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