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Sa'adu Alanamu (1912 - 1996), Balogun Alanamu & Waziri of Ilorin was a First Republic politician, administrator, businessman and traditional chief.

Sa'adu Alanamu
Administrative Secretary Ilorin Native Authority, Northern Nigeria
In office
1948–1953
Member, Regional House of Representatives, Kaduna, Northern Nigeria
In office
1953–1956
Recruitment Secretary, Northern Nigeria Civil Service Commission
In office
1957–1961
Agent General Northern Nigeria, UK
In office
1959 – 1963 (Until 1961 in Acting Capacity)
Managing Director, Nigeria Produce Marketing Board
In office
1963–1968
Balogun Alanamu of Ilorin
In office
1984–1996
Waziri of Ilorin
In office
1979–1996
Preceded byMuhammadu Gobir
Succeeded byOlusola Saraki
Personal details
Born1912
Ilorin, Northern Nigeria Protectorate
Died27 February 1996(1996-02-27) (aged 84)
Ilorin, Nigeria

Early Life & Career

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On the steps of Nigeria House in London, Alhaji Sa'adu Alanamu (Agent General, Northern Nigeria), Sir Kashim Ibrahim, KBE (As Governor, Northern Nigeria) and Chief Arthur Prest during Sir Kashim Ibrahim's visit to the Nigeria House

Sa'adu Alanamu was born in 1912 to the Balogun Alanamu family of Ilorin. He attended Okesuna primary school, established by the British colonial administration in 1914 as the first provincial school in the then Ilorin Province, Northern Nigeria. After the completion of his primary education, he proceeded to Ilorin Middle school (later Provincial Secondary School and currently, Government Secondary School Ilorin) from where he went on to the famous Katsina College where he met most of the founding political fathers of Northern Nigeria. These included notable Northern politicians and National figures such as the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Premier of Northern Nigeria and Sir Kashim Ibrahim, Governor, Northern Nigeria, Isa Kaita (Northern Regional Minister for Education), Aliyu Makama Bida (NPC National Chairman) and the late Prime Minister, Abuabak Tafawa Balewa amongst several others.

After completing his education in Katsina in 1933, he returned to Ilorin to join the Native Authority after being summoned by the then Emir of Ilorin, HRH Abdulkadir Ibn Bawa. In 1947 (?), he was sent to the United Kingdom (Exeter) as one of twelve Northern Nigerian administrators for a Diploma in Public Administration by the Colonial Administration. These group included Sir Ahmadu Bello, Isa Kaita... Upon his return in 1948, he was appointed the Administrative Secretary, Ilorin Native Authority until 1957 and was a member of the Regional House of Assembly in Kaduna on the platform of the Northern People's Congress from 1953 till 1957 (?). Having been defeated in the 1956/57 Regional Assembly elections by the candidate of the Ilorin Talaka Parapo/Action Group he was appointed the Recruitment Secretary, Northern Nigeria Civil Service Commission from 1956 until 1960(?). He became the Agent General for Northern Nigeria in the United Kingdom in 1959(?). In 1963, after resigning from the service of the Northern Regional Government, he was appointed managing director, Nigeria Produce Marketing Board and served in that capacity until 1968 when he retired from the public service.

As Political Adviser to the NPC, he was a delegate of the North to both the 1953 Carlton House and the 1957 Lancaster House constitutional conferences in London. He was a close associate of the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello.

Later Life

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Sa'adu Alanamu established with others, several successful businesses in sectors such as manufacturing, industry trade as well as agriculture. He was the pioneer chairman of Nigerian Ropes PLC, Nirotec Limited and Afrocommerce West Africa Limited. At death, he had a holding company, SAA Nigeria Limited to manage his several portfolio of businesses which included the SAA Farms in Ilorin.

In 1979, he was turbaned the Waziri of Ilorin by the Emir of Ilorin, HRH Alhaji Zulkarnaini Gambari and in 1984, he was turbaned as the 9th Balogun Alanamu of Ilorin. He held these two traditional titles within the Ilorin Emirate and was a member of the Ilorin Emirate council until his death in 1996.

Sa'adu Alanamu Road in Ilorin is named after him.


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References

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  1. ^ Paden, John N (1986). "Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto: Values and Leadership in Nigeria". Hodder and Stoughton. London.
  2. ^ Jose, Isma'il Babatunde (1987). Walking a tight rope: power play in Daily Times. University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9789781549823.
  3. ^ Dudley, B.J (1968). Parties and Politics in Northern Nigeria. Frank Cass & Company Ltd. p. 203. ISBN 9780714616582.
  4. ^ Omoiya, Yusuf Saad (2009). The Origin and British Colonial Impact on the Cosmopolitan Community of Ilorin in the 20th Century. LINCOM Europa. p. 154. ISBN 9783895862885.
  5. ^ Uwueche, Raph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 149. ISBN 9780903274173.
  6. ^ Whitaker Jr., C. Sylvester (8 March 2015). The Politics of Tradition: Continuity and Change in Northern Nigeria, 1946-1966. Princeton University Press. Copyright. p. 146. ISBN 9781400871766.
  7. ^ African World. African Publications Limited. 1963. p. 17.
  8. ^ Adisa Onikoko, Ahmad Tijani (1992). A history of Ilorin Emirate. Sat Adis. p. 6. ISBN 9789783195905.
  9. ^ Lawn (6 December 2012). Major Companies of Nigeria 1983. Graham & Trotmann Limited. p. 221. ISBN 9789400966468.
  10. ^ ICON Nigeria Company Handbook and Guide to Operating Business in Nigeria. Jikonzult Management Services. 1983. p. 241.
  11. ^ A. T. Abdulkadir, A. A. Maradun, Mustafa Babajo (2004). Makers of Northern Nigeria. De Imam Ventures. p. 336.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Stock Photo - Jul. 07, 1953 - Nigeria constitution conference". google.co.uk/search. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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Further reading

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  • Ahmadu Bello; My Life, Cambridge University Press, 1962.
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