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Bauchi State, located in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, has experienced various forms of leadership since Nigeria's independence in 1960, including both military and civilian administrations. At the time of independence, the territory now known as Bauchi State was part of the Northern Region. In the state reorganization of 1967, the Northern Region was divided into six states, and the area comprising present-day Bauchi became part of the North-Eastern State. The first military governor of the newly created Northeastern state was Brigadier Musa Usman, who was replaced in 1975 by Muhammadu Buhari. Bauchi State was created out of the Northeastern state in 1976, and Colonel Mohammed Bello Kaliel was the first military governor from 1976 to 1978. He was succeeded by another military administrator, Garba Duba, during the continued military regimes.

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Northern Region At the time of Nigeria's independence in 1960, the country was divided into three regions: the Northern Region, the Western Region, and the Eastern Region. Ahmadu Bello was assassinated in the 1966 during the first Nigeria military coup organised by General Aguiyi Ironsi. Also, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was assassinated in July 1966 counter-coup, and Lieutenant Colonel Yakubu Gowon became the Head of State. North-Eastern State The first Military governor of the North-Eastern State was Brigadier Musa Usman, who was appointed by General Yakubu Gowon following the creation of the state in 1967.He administered the state from 1967 until 1975. After the bloodless coup of 29 July 1975, which removed Gowon from power and brought General Murtala Muhammad to office, Musa Usman was replaced by Colonel Muhammadu Buhari Buhari served as the military administrator of the North-Eastern State until February 1976, when Murtala Muhammad was assassinated in a failed coup led by Lieutenant Colonel Bukar Suka Dimka. Bauchi State In 1976, under the military administration of General Murtala Muhammed, the former North-Eastern State was subdivided into three new states: Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola. Bauchi state officially came into existence on 3 February 1976. In 1979, Abubakar Tatari Ali was elected as the governor of Bauchi State under National Party of Nigeria and his tenure lasted till 1983. From 1984 to 1985, Colonel Mohammed Sani Sami served as the military governor of the state. Abu Ali, a military governor, was appointed in 1990 and handed over to a democratic governor in 1992. Rasheed Adisa Raji (1994–1996), Theophilus Bamigboye (1996–1998), and Abdul Mshelia. In 1999, Ahmad Adamu Mu'azu of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) served as governor till 2007.He was succeeded by Isa Yuguda, initially elected under the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in 2007, but who officially decamped to the PDP in June 2009. Yuguda served two terms until 2015, when Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took office. In 2019, Bala Mohammed of the PDP was elected governor and remains the incumbent as of 2025. ==See also==
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