Born in 1974, Hon. Umar Bago attended Marafa Primary School, Minna and Federal Government College, Jos. He earned his West Africa School Certificate from the WAEC. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto.[5]
Hon. Umaru Bago has obtained several postgraduate diplomas and master's degrees, including a postgraduate diploma in management from the Federal University of Technology Minna in 2001, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in economics at the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, in 2003, and a master's degree in finance at University of Calabar in 2005. He is also a distinguished alumnus from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom in 2014.[6]
He chaired the House Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration. In 2016 he advised the management of the Maritime Commission that 83 staff should be relived of their duties. He stated, "That is how touts are employed."[10][11] He urged the NIMASA to spend money wisely in a well and prepared process.[12] He won the APC gubernatorial primary elections in Niger state ahead of the 2023 general elections. He became the winner of the gubernatorial election after pulling a total of 469,896 votes to his closest rival Alhaji Isah Liman Kantigi who got 387,476 votes.[13]
Personal life and philanthropy
Bago is married with children. His mother, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, died on 1 June 2019 after a brief illness.[14]
To improve the educational quality of his constituency, he bought 1000 forms of JAMB to his people.[15] And also distributed 11 trailer loads of rice to his constituency as a palliative during Covid-19 pandemic period.[16]
