Nigerian Schools That Has Produced 5 Presidents, 20 Governors And More

Quite a lot of Nigeria’s military and
democratic presidents and top politicians
have something in common.

A number of them attended the same
secondary school – Barewa College in Zaria,
Kaduna State. The school was founded in
1921 by British governor-general, Hugh
Clifford and was formerly called Katsina
College. The name was changed to Kaduna
College in 1938 and then Government
College, Zaria in 1949 before its current name
Barewa College.
The school has produced about 5 presidents,
20 governors, ministers and more. Here are
the list of former Nigerian presidents,
ministers, governors who attended the
prestigious college:

– Alh. Ahmadu Bello, Premier of Northern
Nigeria from 1954 to 1966
– Alh. Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, Prime
Minister of Nigeria from 1960 to 1961
– Gen. Murtala Mohammed, Military
President from 1975 to 1976
– Gen. Yakubu Gowon(retd.), Military
President from 1966 to 1975
– Alh. Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria
from 1979 to 1983
– Alh. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, President of
Nigeria from 2007 to 2010
– Mallam Adamu Ciroma , 3-time Minister
(Industries; Agriculture; and Finance)
– Prof. Jubril Aminu – 2-time Minister
(Education; Petroleum and Mineral
Resources)
– Alh. Umaru Dikko – Minister of
Transportation
– Alh. Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa, Ex-Governor of
Kaduna State
– Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna
State
– Dr. Orji Uzor-Kalu, Ex-Governor of Abia
State
– Alhaji Mohammed Bello – (current) Minister
of FCT
– Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau(retd.) –
(current) Minister of Interior
– Air Commodore Ibrahim Alkali(retd.) – Ex-
Military Governor of Kwara State
– Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi – Ex-Minister of
Education
– Hon. Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi – Former
Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN)
– Hon. Justice Uwais – Former Chief Justice
of Nigeria
– Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello, Former
Chief Justice of Nigeria
Memorable names of the school’s dormitories
include: Bello Kagara House, Luggard House,
Clifford House, Dan Hausa House, Mallam
Smith House, Nagwamatse House,
Bienemann House, Mort House, and later
Jafaru House and Suleiman Barau House,
which were previously called New House A
and New House B during their construction.
These dormitories housed up to a thousand
pupils at any one time, within the vast
landscape east of Tudun Wadda.