Bello Matawalle

Bello Muhammad Matawalle (born February 12, 1969) is the current Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria. He contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[1]

Bello Muhammad Matawalle
5th Governor of Zamfara State
Assumed office
29 May 2019
Preceded byAbdul'aziz Abubakar Yari
Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria for Bakura/ Maradun
In office
9 June 2003 – 9 June 2015
Zamfara State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003
Personal details
Born (1969-02-12) 12 February 1969
Maradun, Zamfara State
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party (PDP)
ResidenceGusau

Early life and education

Dr. Bello Matawalle was born February 12, 1969, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara. Matawalle attended Maradun Township Primary School finishing in 1979. He attended Yaba College of Technology, Lagos and later went to Thames Valley University, London.[2]

Political career

He worked as a Teacher at Government Girls College Moriki and Kwatarkoshi before joining the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. Matawalle's first shot in politics was in 1998 when he ran for a house of assembly seat and won after he left the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Abuja, joining the defunct United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) which consisted of politicians such as Ambassador Isa Aliyu Mohammed Argungu (Sarkin Yakin Kabbi) former Minister of Water Resources and National Chairman of the party, Ibrahim Gusau former protem National Chairman of the party, Atiku Abubakar, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Attahiru Bafarawa, Adamu Aliero, Suleiman Takuma Ibrahim Kura Mohammed, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki and Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya but after the death of General Sani Abacha, Nigerian Military Head of State on June 8, 1998, Abdulsalami Abubakar, his successor, dissolved the political parties and announced that elections would hold in 1999.

Between 1999 and 2003 he served as Zamfara State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Commissioner for Environment, Rural Development and then Commissioner for Youth and Sports.

Matawalle was elected into the House of Representatives by his constituents Bakura/Maradun in May 2003 on the platform of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

Matawalle was re-elected in 2007 still on the platform of the ANPP only to defect to PDP on which platform he was re-elected for a third term in 2011.

Matawalle polled 189,452 in the March polls as against the 534,541 votes for Muktar Idris, the APC candidate.

Muktar Idris was at first, issued the certificate of return, however, the court of appeal in Sokoto ordered that the INEC should withdraw the certificate.[3]

The Supreme Court later pronounced that the votes cast for the APC in the election as wasted and ordered that the candidate with the second highest votes be sworn in on Wednesday. This is because the APC failed to conduct primary election for all the candidates in Zamfara State.[4]

Personal life

Dr. Matawalle is married to four wives and has sired children.[5]

References
  1. "Jubilation in Zamfara as Supreme Court nullifies APC candidates' elections". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. "Biography of Mr Bello Matawalle (Zamfara State Governor) | Noisemakers". Latest Nigeria news Today. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  3. Odunsi, Wale (2019-05-27). "Zamfara: INEC confirms withdrawing 64 certificates of return, to retrieve more". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  4. Iroanusi, QueenEsther (2019-05-24). "PROFILE: Bello Matawalle: PDP candidate who lost election but could be Zamfara governor". Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  5. "Profile of Zamfara Governor-elect, Hon Bello Matawalle". Desert Herald Newspaper. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-06-01.


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