Gbako Local Government, Lemu Niger State

IBB Achievements... - He created Yobe state,  - He created Katsina state, - He created Taraba state, - He created  Jigawa state,  - He created Kebbi state - He created Enugu state, - He created Edo state  - He created Delta state, - He created Osun state. - He created Akwa Ibom state, - He created Federal Road Safety Corps    - He created State Security Service (SSS), - He created National Intelligence Agency (NIA), - He created Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). - He built Asorock Villa - He built Third Mainland Bridge , the largest bridge on the continent at the time.  - He completed the Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station .  - He constructed Toja Bridge in Kebbi,  - He  created the Jibia Water Treatment Plant, - He built Challawa Cenga Dam in Kano.  - Kano - Abuja Dual Carriageway  FCT, Abuja -  Dam in Kano Others includes: 1. ECOWAS Hdqtrs Secretariat Abuja 2. International Conference Centre Abuja 3. Constr.FHA Estates Nationwide 4. Constr.High Court Bldgs in the States

The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Maj Gen Yahaya who is a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his cadet training on 27 September 1985 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on 22 September 1990. Maj Gen Yahaya has held several appointments including Staff, Instructional and Command. Notable among the appointments held by the new COAS are Garrison Commander Headquarters Guards Brigade, Directing Staff at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Deputy Director Army Headquarters Department of Military Secretary,  Deputy Director Army Research and Development and the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield. He also served as the Principal General Staff Officer (PGSO) to the Honourable Minister of Defence, the Commander, Headquarters 4 Brigade and 29 Tas