Government Secondary School (GSS) Ngala no relation Mohammed Tahir Monguno
Background
Mohammed Tahir Monguno was born on February 12, 1966. He had his primary education in Monguno Central Primary School and later attended Government Secondary School (GSS) Ngala, Borno State where he obtained his Senior School Certificate. He studied law in the University of Maiduguri where he graduated in 1989. He attended Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990. He contested and was elected as a member of the House in 1992 at the age of 26 years.He returned to the House of Representatives as an elected member since 2007, representing Marte/Nganzai/Monguno federal constituency in Borno State. He has been a member of the 6th, 7th, 8th and the 9th assembly where he is currently the Majority Chief Whip. Before 2007, he served as Honorable Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Borno state between 2003 and 2005. He also had a small stint as Honorable Commissioner for Education (2005-2006) and Honorable Commission for Water Resources (2006 - 2007) both in Borno state. Prior to his appointment as a commissioner in 2003, he had a career in private legal practice. He was the Principal Solicitor at Monguno Kura Chambers between 1992 and 2003. He was also a senior lecturer of law at Borno State College of Legal Studies (now Mohammed Goni College Of Legal and Islamic Studies) up until 1999. In 2000, he served as a committee member on the Application of Sharia law in Borno State.