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Aliyu Mai-Bornu

Aliyu Mai-Bornu
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
In office
25 July 1963 – 22 June 1967
Preceded byRoy Pentelow Fenton
Succeeded byClement Nyong Isong
Personal details
Born1919
Yola, Northern Region, British Nigeria
Died23 February 1970(1970-02-23) (aged 50–51)
Alma mater

Mallam Aliyu Mai-Bornu (1919 – 23 February 1970) was a Nigerian economist, and the first indigenous Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.[1]

Life

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Early life and education

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Mai-Bornu was born in the town of Yola to parents of Kanuri heritage.[2] His father was a councillor in the Lamido Native Authority and initially opposed Mai-Bornu's attendance of school until he was persuaded by the Lamido to give Mai-Bornu a chance. Mai-Bornu attended Yola Elementary School, Yola Middle School, and was admitted to Kaduna College in 1938, graduating in 1942 as an English language teacher. He started his teaching career at his alma mater, Yola Middle School, from 1942 to 1946 before proceeding to another one of his alma maters, Kaduna College (1946–1952), and soon joined the Northern Teachers Association. In 1952, he returned to Yola as deputy headmaster of the Yola Middle School and later left Yola to be a house tutor at the Veterinary School in Vom for five months. He earned a government scholarship to travel abroad and studied economics at Bristol University in the United Kingdom, graduating in 1957.[1]

Career

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Mai-Bornu returned to Nigeria and obtained a post as administrative officer with the Northern Nigeria Public Service (1957–1959) serving in the Public Service Commission and Ministry of Finance and Trade. When the Central Bank started operations in 1959, he was seconded to the Central Bank of Nigeria as an assistant secretary. He rapidly rose through the ranks from assistant secretary to deputy secretary, then secretary. In 1962, he became the first Nigerian to be appointed deputy governor. On July 25, 1963, Mai-Bornu was appointed governor of the Central Bank (1963–1967). After leaving the bank, he was appointed director and general manager of the Nigerian Tobacco Company (1967–1969). He served on the board of directors of the company until his death on 23 February 1970.[1] His portrait features on the 1,000 Naira note brought into circulation on October 12, 2005.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alhaji Aliyu Mai-Bornu". Central Bank of Nigeria. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. ^ Yushau Shuaib (22 April 2007). "Those Tribal Marks On Naira Notes". ThisDay. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. ^ Adekunle Adesuji (29 September 2009). "A Brief History of Naira". Daily Champion. Retrieved 2 March 2010.


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