Abubakar Waziri

Abubakar Waziri (28 September 1940^[1]) was the Military Governor of Bendel State in Nigeria from July 1978 to September 1979 during the transitional period of military to civilian government under General Olusegun Obasanjo.^[2] Later he was military governor of Borno State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the regime of General Muhammadu Buhari.^[3]

Major General Abubakar Waziri
Governor, Bendel State, Nigeria
In office 24 July 1978 – 30 September 1979
Preceded by	Husaini Abdullahi
Succeeded by	Ambrose Folorunsho Alli
Governor, Borno State, Nigeria
In office January 1984 – August 1985
Preceded by	Asheik Jarma
Succeeded by	Abdulmumini Aminu
Personal details
Born	28 September 1940 (1940-09-28)
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Rank	Major General

Waziri was born in the Fika Emirate in Yobe State.^[4] Waziri was one of the referees of "Exercise SunStroke", a ten-day field exercise conducted early in 1975 that turned out to be a dress rehearsal for the Military Rebellion of 29 July 1975, when General Yakubu Gowon was removed from power and replaced by Murtala Muhammed.^[5] While governor of Bendel State, Waziri was also Brigade Commander, 4 Mechanised Brigade, Nigeria Army Benin City.^[2]

Medical services in Borno State were minimal at the time he held office (January 1984 to August 1985), with only one doctor for every 65,000 people.^[6] The state had a severe drought in this period, losing over 660,000 tons of crops.^[7] Waziri initiated a direct feeding program in the Borno secondary schools to ensure students were not exploited by private contractors.^[4]

Waziri retired as a major general.^[2] After the return to democracy in 1999, Waziri played an active role in politics.^[8]