Abubakar Sani Bello was Born on December 17, 1967. He is the son of the Nigerian former military Governor of old Kano state Col. Sani Bello (RTD). He attended ST. Louis primary school, Kano from 1974 - 1979 and later went to Nigerian Military School,  then was given admission into University of Maiduguri where he obtained a B.Sc in Economics. Bello is a member of many committees including the Board Establishment Committee Broadband, Interim Management Committee DANA, Sub-Committee on Facilities and Infrastructure for Proposed Minna Multi-purpose Sport Complex Niger, Committee on former Presidents Resource and Legacy Centre Niger State Government and Federal University of Technology Board of Trustees FUT Minna. He is a fellow of the Institute of Industrialist and Corporate Administrators. In 2009, he was appointed Honorable Commissioner, Ministry of Investment, Commerce & Co-operatives, Niger State Government; a position he held for a year before returning back to chair his many businesses. In May 2015, he contested in the gubernatorial election under the membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and emerged winner, hence, Governor of Niger State