Ibrahim Bio
Ibrahim Bio | |
|---|---|
| Federal Minister of Transportation | |
| In office 17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Diezani Allison-Madueke |
| Succeeded by | Yusuf Sulaiman |
| Minister for National Sports Commission | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sani Ndanusa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1957 Baruten LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria |
Ibrahim Isa Bio (born April 1957) was appointed by President Umaru Yar'Adua as Nigeria's Minister of Transportation on 17 December 2008.[1] After Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan became acting President in February 2010, he dissolved the cabinet on 17 March 2010, and swore in a new cabinet on 6 April 2010 with Ibrahim Bio as Minister for the National Sports Commission.[2]
Background
JOHN ELEKWACHI IBEJohn Elekwa WAS BORN TO MR. JOHN IBE, A RENOWN EDUCATIONIST AND MATHEMATICIAN AND MRS. MARGRET MGBECHI IBE, A HEALTH OFFICER OF BLESSED MEMORY ON THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH 1976. LIVED AND GREW UP IN SAPELE, DELTA STATE. HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIGH LEVEL INTELLECT TOPPING HIS CLASSES TILL HE LEFT SECONDARY SCHOOL IN 1994. HE GOT INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL AT AGE 17 BUT LEFT AFTER MUCH SPIRITUAL PRESSURE TO PURSUE A SHORT CAREER IN PETROLEUM GEOLOGY. ENDING UP I FULLTIME MINISTRY AFTER FEW YEARS OF STRUGGLE WITH GOD. THE REST WE CAN ALL TELL TODAY AS THE PRESSURE FROM GOD TO ABANDON ALL HAS BECOME MANY PEOPLE'S TESTIMONY.
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Minister of Transportation
Ibrahim Bio was appointed Minister of Transportation on 17 December 2008, replacing Diezani Allison-Madueke, who had been transferred to head the ministry of Mines and Steel Development.[1]
References
- ^ a b Nosike Ogbuenyi, Abimbola Akosile and Sufuyan Ojeifo (19 December 2008). "Yar'Adua Renews His Mission". ThisDay. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "New Cabinet Unveiled as Nigeria's Acting President Shores Up Position". IHS Global Insight. 7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2010-04-13.