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HRM, Aliyu Mustafa,11th Lamido, Adamawa Emirate

The Life of
HRM Aliyu Musdafa
11th Lamido of Adamawa Emirate

Personalities

The forerunners of western Educated personalities:

Mallu Dahiru, grandson of Modibbo Raji
Mallu Hamman – Waziri Adamawa for40yrs.
Mallu Muhamadu- grandson of Modibbo Raji
Mallu Yero bi Mallu Njabbo – Treasurer
Mallu Dauda Wuro Hausa
Mallu Babba Yolde-Pate

PROMINENT PERSONALITIES OF ADAMAWA ORIGIN

Late Mahmudu Ribadu(Mbewejo)- 1910 - 1965:

Mahmudu Ribadu, the son of Ardo Hamza and Adda Njidda (Aishatu) the first Defense Minister of Nigeria is from Adamawa. He was a District Head of Ribadu 1936 – 1946 and within one week of his appointment, he moved the Headquarters from Ribadu to Fufore.

He resigned his Ardo Balala (District Head position) to become a treasurer of Adamawa Native Authority (N.A.) from 1946 – 1951.

Ribadu was instrumental for extending electricity and pipe borne water to Yola in 1952.

He influence in 1963, the building of Yola-Bauchi road.

He was Major contributor to building of Yola Central Mosque and was buried within the premises of the mosque in 1965. Popularly known as "Power of powers".

OTHER PERSONALITIES

1.	Late Mahmudu Ribadu	41.	Late Alh. Mohammadu Mai (First Chairman of NPA)
2.	Ahmadu Joda	42.	Gen. Haldu Hananiya
3.	Prof. Jibril Aminu	43.	Gen. Abdullahi Shelleng
4.	Alh. Musa Bello	44.	Late Yerima Balla
5.	Nuhu Ahmadu Ribadu	45.	Lamdo Sudi Banyo
6.	Atiku Abubakar (Former Vice President, Nigeria)	46.	Buba Rai
7.	Abdullahi No Sweat	47.	Gen. I. B. M. Haruna (Chairman A.C.F)
8.	Dr. Mahmudtukur (ASUU President)	48.	Gen. P. C. Tarfa
9.	Sen. Mahmud Waziri	49.	Alh. Abdullahi Yakubu (Late)
10.	Wilberforce Juta	50.	Modibbo Zeilani
11.	Prof. Bawuro Barkindo	51.	Alkali Lardi Ahmadu
12.	Prof. Musa Yakubu	52.	Dr. Uratu Balla
13.	Air Mashal Ibrahim Alfa	53.	Capt. Adburrahman Ahiwa Gombi (late)
14.	Ambassador Ibrahim Jimeta	54.	Alh. Dahiru Bobbo
15.	J. J. Fwa,	55.	Late Alh. Mohammadu Mansur (Lamdo Mambilla)
16.	Jauro Jar Kobo	56.	Alh. Hammagabdo Moh. Sambo (Lamdo Gashaka)
17.	Iya Abbas	57.	Late Modibbo Raji
18.	Hamma Adama Tukur	58.	Late Modibbo Girei
19.	Major Tahir	59.	Alh. Bakari Hamma Audi
20.	Alh. Bamanga Tukur (Tafida Adamawa)	60.	Alh. Abubakar Jijiwa (Sardauna Ribadu)
21.	Alh. Abubakar Hamidu Girei	61.	Alh. Muhamadu Fufore
22.	Alh. Hamidu Alkali (Late)	62.	Ahamadu Lamido (Comptroller General of Customs)
23.	Late Alh. Abbo Jimeta	63.	Hamma Kojoli (Comptroller General of Customs)
24.	Late Alh. Suleiman Gorin	64.	Pascal Bafyau (NLC President)
25.	Late Alh. Ahmadu Rbadu (Dangaladima Adamawa)	65.	Hamman Bello Jada
26.	Late Alh. Aliyu Mai-Bornu (First CBN Governor)	66.	Alh. Abdurahman Michika (Late)
27.	Late Justice Buba Ardo	67.	Alh. Suleiman Jauro-Kapo
28.	Late Alh. Barkindo Abba (Sarkin Shanu Mambilla)	68.	Prof. Tukur Saad
29.	Alh. Hassan Adamu (Wakili Adamawa)	69.	Alh. Inwa Bakari
30.	Alh. Abdullahi Danburam	70.	Prof. Abdullayi Alkali Yusuf Ribadu
31.	Ardo Abba Michika (Late)
32.	Ardo Hammayaji Madagali (Late)
33.	Modibbo Abba Nguroje (Late)
34.	Prof. Sen. Iya Abubakar (Galadima Mubi)
35.	Alh. Gambo Jimeta (Dan Lawan Adamawa)
36.	Dr. Mahmud Tukur
37.	Ambassador Fatima Balla Abubakar (Garkuwa guyaku)
38.	Admiral Murtala Nyako (Sarkin Yamma Adamawa)
39.	Gen. Gibson Jalo (Late)
40.	Late Alh. Ali Baba (Dan Madami Adamawa)