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Birnin Kudu is a town and a Local Government Area in the south of Jigawa State, Nigeria some 120 kilometres south-east of Kano. As of 2007 the town of Birnin Kudu had an estimated population of 27,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The World Gazetteer )〕 Birnin Kudu is an old historic town renowned for its rocks and drawings found in some of them dating to centuries before the colonisation of Northern Nigeria and establishment of Native Authority (NA). The town was an NA headquarters during the British rule and has been the capital of Birnin Kudu Local Government Area. It is home to one of the oldest schools in northern Nigeria, Government College Birnin Kudu, from where many Northern Leaders emerged including Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, a governor of Kano State under the People's Redemption Party of Mallam Aminu Kano. In recent politics, Birnin Kudu has produced two governors of Jigawa State (Alh Ali Sa'adu, first civilian governor of the state) and Alh Sule Lamido, current governor of the state who assumed office in May 2007. Also, Birnin Kudu is the home of Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu of the famous Alu Family, who was renowned during the 2003 - 2007 face-off between the ruling party (PDP) and the opposition leaders (ANPP). He played a vocal role in the struggle against an additional term (popularly known as the 'third-term') by President Obasanjo and his supporters. Also Birnin kudu is the home of his sole . Alh Malam Ibrahim Khalil the former Administrative Chairman of Gwarzo local government the most developer and chairman in the history of Gwarzo under the ruling period of Military president GN. Ibrahim Babangida ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Birnin Kudu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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