Rasheed Adisa Raji

Rasheed Adisa Raji was Military Administrator of Bauchi State in Nigeria from 14 September 1994 to 22 August 1996 and then of Sokoto State from 22 August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]

Captain
Rasheed Adisa Raji
Military Administrator of Bauchi State
In office
14 September 1994 – 22 August 1996
Preceded byJames Kalau
Succeeded byTheophilus Bamigboye
Military Administrator of Sokoto State
In office
22 August 1996 – August 1998
Preceded byYakubu Mu'azu
Succeeded byRufai Garba
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Navy
Rank Captain

Rasheed Adisa Raji was born in Abeokuta in Ogun State.[2] As governor of Bauchi State, Raji's tenure was relatively uneventful. He enforced all government programs and policies, and supported traditional institutions. He initiated, built and commissioned the Legislative Quarters, often called the "Raji Quarters" today.[3]

On April 20, 1996, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, was officially deposed by the military government.[4] As governor of Sokoto State in 1997, Raji assured his successor, Muhammadu Maccido, that "traditional rulers would always be given consideration in the scheme of things in view of their relevance in the administration of the state".[5]

In September 1997 he officially commissioned the Women Centre For Continuing Education, Sokoto.[6]

In September 2000, a commission investigating federal properties heard that Rasheed Raji was said to have converted a duplex belonging to the federal government in Ikoyi, Lagos into his personal property. He had demolished the building and rebuilt it as the old house was too small for him.[7] In November 2000, Rasheed Raji declared for the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).[2]

References
  1. "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  2. Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji (15 November 2000). "Ex-administrator Joins Politics, Declares for PDP". The Post Express (Lagos). Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  3. "Past Executive Council". Bauchi State Government. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  4. Agaju Madugba (2002-01-05). "The Sultan That Was". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  5. Pita Ogaba Agbese (2004). "CHIEFS, CONSTITUTIONS, AND POLICIES IN NIGERIA". West Africa Review (6). ISSN 1525-4488. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  6. DR. (MRS.) NGOZI PATIENCE NWOSU (8 March 2008). "EDUCATION FOR ALL WOMEN BY THE YEAR 2015: WOMEN CENTRE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, SOKOTO NIGERIA AS A CASE STUDY" (PDF). Destree Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  7. Jude Njoku (5 September 2000). "Rasheed Raji Converts Government House to Personal Property". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-01-05.


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