How he acquired the nickname, Escape, in his student days at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, where he studied Architecture is unknown. But Vice President Namadi Sambo was indeed popular on campus.
Son of a railways worker, he nurtured the tall ambition of becoming one of the best and most renowned architects in Nigeria and he went all out to pursue that dream. Unlike many northerners who have occupied high profile political offices, who attended some of the famous schools, Namadi Sambo did his secondary education at Alhudahuda College in Zaria.
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