Complete two civilian terms as Kebbi governor — Adamu Aliero

Total tracked

Kept

Partial / mixed

Broken

Kept

Partial / mixed

Broken

In progress

Governance

Complete two civilian terms as Kebbi governor

Kept

The promise

Implicit in contesting in 1999 and 2003 on the APP (later ANPP) platform.

Assessment

Aliero was sworn in on 29 May 1999 and re-elected in 2003 — one of only four incumbent ANPP governors to hold their seats that year — serving two full terms to 29 May 2007. He later became a Senator and then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (2008–2010).

Governance

Adopt Sharia law and invest in education for Kebbi

Partial

The promise

To bring Kebbi into the group of northern states adopting Islamic law and to expand schooling.

Assessment

Kebbi adopted Sharia during the term, and Kebbi State University of Science and Technology at Aliero was established in 2006. Sourced, quantified detail on the wider development record is limited.

Governance

Account for Kebbi State funds

Broken

The promise

To manage state revenue and contracts for public purposes.

Assessment

After he left office Aliero faced allegations of fraud of over ₦10 billion during his governorship; a judge summoned the anti-corruption agencies over an alleged ₦10.2 billion Kebbi State fraud in July 2008, and political groups called for his resignation in June 2009. No conviction resulted, and he continued in national politics.