Husaini Abdullahi | |
Honorific Prefix: | Vice Admiral |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Office1: | Governor of Bendel State |
Predecessor1: | George Agbazika Innih |
Successor1: | Abubakar Waziri |
Term Start1: | March 1976 |
Term End1: | July 1978 |
Birth Date: | 2 March 1939 |
Allegiance: | Nigeria |
Branch: | Nigerian Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1965- 2001 |
Spouse: | Hadizah Husaini Abdullahi, Maimunah Husaini Abdullahi |
Rank: | Vice Admiral |
Husaini Abdullahi (3 March 1939 – 9 July 2019[1]) was the military governor of Bendel State, Nigeria from March 1976 to July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.[2]
Husaini Abdullahi was born on 3 March 1939 in Doma Local Government now in Nasarawa State of Nigeria.As a lieutenant commander, Abdullahi was in charge of troop landings from NNS Lokoja during the capture of Bonny Island in July 1967, during the Nigerian Civil War.[3] On 30 July 1975, the new Head of State Brigadier Murtala Muhammed announced that Captain Abdullahi had been appointed to the Supreme Military Council.[4] General Olusegun Obasanjo appointed Commodore Abdullahi Military Governor of Bendel State from March 1976 to July 1978.[2]
After retiring from the navy as a vice-admiral, Abdullahi became chairman of the board of directors of the Inland Bank Nigeria.[5]