Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar is the current Governor of Bauchi state, he was born to the family of
Galadiman Bauchi, Late Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar (ACP rtd), on
11th December 1956 in Gombe.
He attended Jos Native Authority Primary
School from 1963 to 1968 and proceeded to Tudun Wada Primary School Kano
in 1969. He then gained admission into Government College Kano (Rumfa
College) for his Secondary School education from1970 to 1974.
On completion of his Secondary School education, He proceeded to School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu Bello
University Zaria for one year pre degree programme. He was among the
first set of students of School of Basic Studies of Ahmadu Bello
University Zaria in 1974.
From 1975 to 1978 Barrister Muhammad A.
Abubakar studied at the Faculty of law, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
for a degree in law.He was at the Nigerian Law School Lagos from 1978 to 1979 for his BL
course. From 1979-1980 he lectured at Rivers State College of Science
and Technology (presently University of Science and Technology Rivers
State) as his youth service primary assignment.
On completion of his youth service, he joined the service of Bauchi State civil service as a Pupil State Counsel in the Ministry of Justice, Bauchi State and rose through the ranks to the position of Senior Parliamentary Counsel and Head of Legal Drafting Department of Bauchi State House of Assembly in 1983.
On completion of his youth service, he joined the service of Bauchi State civil service as a Pupil State Counsel in the Ministry of Justice, Bauchi State and rose through the ranks to the position of Senior Parliamentary Counsel and Head of Legal Drafting Department of Bauchi State House of Assembly in 1983.
After the 1983 military intervention, he was deployed back to the
Ministry of Justice as Senior State Counsel.
In 1984 he was promoted to the rank of Principal State Counsel and was
seconded to Yankari Games Reserve and Tourism Company Limited as the
Secretary/ Legal Adviser.
He was deployed back to the Ministry of Justice in 1986 as a Principal
State Counsel and Acting Director Civil Litigations and in 1988 he was
promoted to the position of Director of Public Prosecution.
His charismatic quality, intelligence and trust worthiness made him
to be appointed Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Bauchi
state between 1990 to 1991before the handing over to civilian regime.
However, the civilian government reappointed him as Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Bauchi state from 1991 to 1993. When the
military intervened again he went into private practice as Managing
Partner of Fortuna Chambers.
Muhammad A. Abubakar, Esq. became the Chairman of Nigerian Bar
Association, Bauchi State Branch from 1996 to 1998 and was elected
Deputy National Secretary of the Democratic People's Party in 1997.
He was appointed Resident Electoral Commissioner and served in Kogi,
Delta, Plateau and Rivers States up to 2003 and then promoted as
National Electoral Commissioner at INEC Headquarter in charge of Legal
Services and supervisor of Borno, Jigawa, and Yobe states.
Barrister Muhammed A Abubakar retired as INEC National Electoral
Commissioner in 2008. and went back to legal practice as Managing
Partner of M A Abubakar & Co. (Fortuna Chambers) This great Chamber
has offices in Abuja, Port Harcourt and Bauchi.
In June 2013 M. A. Abubakar, Esq. was appointed a member of National Judicial Council, NJC
Barrister Abubakar is already blessed with a wife and five children.
Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar is the elected Governor of
Bauchi State, Nigeria on the platform of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) in April 11th, 2015
