igned ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁g ubern atorial ▁amb ition , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁O lu y emi ▁A den iji . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁Background ▁Mag aj i ▁Muham med ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁in ▁D ut sin - Ma , ▁K ats ina ▁State . ▁He ▁attended ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University , ▁Z aria ▁as ▁the ▁P ione er ▁set ▁of ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁university , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁B A ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Administration . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁district ▁Officer ▁in - charge ▁of ▁I dom a , ▁W uk ari ▁and ▁T iv ▁Division ▁of ▁def unct ▁Northern ▁Niger ia , ▁and ▁Princi pal ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary , ▁Military ▁Governor ' s ▁Office , ▁K ad una . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Administr ator , ▁K ad una ▁Capital ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁P erman ent ▁Secretary . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Federal ▁Civil ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁was ▁Director ▁Project ▁Im plementation , ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Indust ries ▁and ▁Director , ▁Com mer cial ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁In cent ives , ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁Ob as an jo ▁government ▁ ▁Al h aj i ▁Muham med ▁was ▁Niger ia ' s ▁Amb