Background
Although Bagudu came from a wealthy family, his father was actually the director of Primary Education in Kebbi He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Economics), Msc (Economics) and Master of Arts
Although Bagudu came from a wealthy family, his father was actually the director of Primary Education in Kebbi He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Economics), Msc (Economics) and Master of Arts
He ran successfully for reelection in the April 2011 national elections in the People"s Democratic Party (PDP) platform. (International Affairs). Bagudu was a known associate of former Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who together with Abubakar Atiku Bagudu allegedly systematically looted billions of dollars from the Central Bank of Nigeria and laundered the money overseas (Switzerland) using the United States. financial instutions, among others
In 2014, in the United States District Court, Washington District of Columbia, in the Case Number.13-cv-1832-JDB (United States of America v All Assets Held in Account Number 80020796), the United States. Department of Justice (USDOJ) found their (Abacha, Bagudu, at al) companies guilty of money laundering and described the indictment as "the largest kleptocracy case in its history." A United States District Court in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, in the case United States of America v.
His predecessor Adamu Aliero, who had moved to the Congress for Progressive Change (cost per click), came second with 137,299 votes and Aliyu Bello Mohammed of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) trailed with 11,953 votes.
He became the political party All Progressives Congress (American Power Conversion) gubernatorial candidate in Nigeria"s 2015 general elections.