Lieutenant general Muhammad Gado Nasko
Governor of Sokoto State
In office July 1978 – October 1979
Preceded by	Colonel Umaru Mohammed
Succeeded by	Shehu Kangiwa
Minister FCT Abuja
In office 1989–1993
Preceded by	Hamza Abdullahi
Succeeded by	Jeremiah Timbut Useni
Personal details
Born	1941 (age 82–83) Nasko, Magama LGA, Niger State
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Years of service	1962–1993
Rank	Lieutenant general

Muhammad Gado Nasko (born 1941) was the military governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria between 1978 and 1979.^[1]

Nasko retired from the army in 1993 after Abacha took over from Sonekan. He was at the time a Lt. General and retired to his village Home in Nasko Niger state quietly to his new life as a farmer and community leader. He was decorated by president Olusegun Obasanjo with the national honour award of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and recognised as one of the most respected states men in Nigeria. Former Gado Nasko Barracks, now Lungi Barracks, in the nation's capital Abuja, was named for him.

• Nigeria Military Training School: 1962-1963
• School of Artillery, Larkill: 1963-1964
• Commissioned Officer, Corps of Artillery: July 1964
• Commandant of the School of Artillery: 1969-1975
• Commander 2nd Artillery Brigade: 1975-1976
• Military Secretary]: 1976-1978
• Military Governor Sokoto State: 1978-1979
• Commandant 1st Divisional Artillery: 1979-1980
• Commandant Corps of Artillery: 1980-1985
• Minister of Trade, Agriculture and Water resources: 1985-1989
• Minister for the federal Capital Territory, Abuja: 1989-1993

• Nasko Barracks
• Sokoto State Government

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