Governor Abubakar Bukola Saraki

Governor of Kwara State

Date of Birth: 19/12/1962

Married with four children

Education: Corona School, Victoria Island Lagos, 1966-72; King’s College, Lagos, 1973-78; Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 1979-81; London Hospital Medical College, University of London, 1982-87.

Career: Medical Officer, Rush Green Hospital, Essex, London, 1988-89, Senior Casualty officer, Royal Free Hospital, London, 1988-89; Director, Societe Generale (Nigeria) Ltd, 1990-00; Special Assistant to the President on Budget, 2000; Governor of Kwara State, 2003 to date.

Commentary: Bukola Saraki was embroiled in controversy when his tenure at the bank his father founded (Societe-General) ended in the bank’s collapse.  Its account at the Central Bank had been overdrawn by 11 billion naira.