On the 31st of December, 1966, at Rimi Uku, Lafia, the family of late Alh. Bello Ibrahim and Haj. Maryam Bello welcomed with merriment, the birth of a child that was named Aliyu Bello Ibrahim. Growing under the care of dual parenting, he was enrolled in Dunama Primary School, Lafia, from 1970 to1977. On the successful completion of his primary education, his business-oriented parents sent him forth for post-primary education at Mangu Secondary School, Mangu, Plateau State from 1977 to1982. Dr. Aliyu Bello Ibrahim’s quest for knowledge pushed him to further his studies at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1987-1989), where he did his diploma programme in insurance. He subsequently moved to the famous University of Jos, Plateau State (1993-1994) to further enrich his academic achievement with an Advanced Diploma Certificate in Public Administration. In furtherance of the above, from 1997 to 1998, Dr. Aliyu Bello Ibrahim was at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi for a Postgraduate Diploma in Management. After excelling in all these fields of human and academic endeavours, he started and completed his Master’s degree in Public Administration at the famous Benue State University, Markurdi from 2000 to 2004. This voyager, whose time and resources have been dedicated to academic attainment, has today bagged a PhD in Peace and Conflict Resolution from the Institute of Governance, Nasarawa State University, Keffi (2024).
From the angle of public service, through hard work, dedication, perseverance and unalloyed loyalty, Dr. Aliyu Bello Ibrahim was able to work with the Plateau State Publishing Company, where he served respectively as Personal Assistant (PA), Senior Personal Assistant (SPA), and Zonal Commercial Representative, within the space of 9 years (1990-1998). After putting up an excellent performance of selfless service to his employers out there, when Nasarawa State was created, he came home to give his best to the Government of Nasarawa State by serving as Higher Executive Officer (1998-2001), Senior Executive Officer (2001-2003), and later Converted to Administrative Cadre as Principal Administrative Officer (2004-2006).
Elected and appointed positions are considered as trust entrusted to those who see trust as a virtue. Dr. Aliyu Bello Ibrahim was among those trusted individuals that were elected (at some points) and appointed to contribute to the political reform of his state, Nasarawa. He was first elected as Councilor, by the good people of Gayam Electoral Word, Lafia L.G.A in 1995. His political experience and good human relation earned him the trust to serve as two time Special Adviser on Political Affairs to the Executive Chairmen of Lafia Local Government Council in 2005 and 2014. Shortly after, his scorecard made him to be elected for the most tasking role of State Secretary to the largest political party in Africa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Nasarawa State (2014-2023). Accordingly, this astute crusader has climbed to the top of the party political ladder, as he currently holds the position of the Nasarawa State APC Chairman (2023 to date).
More so, in 2016, Dr. Aliyu Bello was also considered to be a member of the Building and Road Research Institute, Abuja. He was equally bestowed with the responsibility of serving as the Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State in 2017. As a well-bred politician who soared from the grassroots, he was considered for several political mobilization roles serving in different capacities, namely, Director, Youth Mobilization, Akwe Doma/Goodluck Campaign Organization, Nasarawa State (2011); Member, Almakura/Buhari Campaign Council, Nasarawa State (2015); Member, A. A. Sule/Buhari Campaign Council, Nasarawa State (2019); and the revered role of being a Member, Transition Committee, Nasarawa State in 2019.
Aside serving as Principal Manager on Logistics in 2003 to the All African Games COJA, Dr. Aliyu Bello Ibrahim happened to be an Associate Member of the Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) as well as the Nasarawa State Football Association (NSFA) from 1999 to 2003.
It is worthy of mention here that what gives Aliyu Bello the greatest joy in this life is his role as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Aliyu Bello Charity Foundation, Lafia. He initiated the idea of the Foundation back then in 1996 and is able to sustain its activities till date. Finally, Dr. Aliyu Bello Ibrahim is a sports lover and picks travelling, reading and assisting the less privileged to be among his hobbies. He is happily married to One (1) beautiful wife and the marriage is blessed with 3 children. At 58 years of age, this revered gentleman is still young in the heart and willing to achieve more.