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Abdulaziz Usman
Abdulaziz Usman Tarabu (born 1 January 1962) is a Nigerian senator who represents the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007. Background Abdulaziz Usman has a post-graduate degree in Business Management. Before entering politics, he was a senior planning officer for Jigawa State Agriculture And Rural Development. He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, House Of Representatives for 1999–2003, and was reelected for 2003–2007. In 2005, he supported Atiku Abubakar, then the Vice President of Nigeria, in a libel claim against Newswatch magazine related to accusations of corruption while Atiku was chairman of the National Council on Privatization. Senate career Abdulaziz Usman was elected to the National Senate for the Jigawa North East constituency in 2007. A May 2009 report by ''This Day'' said he had not sponsored any bill, although he co-sponsored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Muhammed Kirikasama
Ibrahim Mohammed Kirikasama (born February 1952) was elected Senator for the Jigawa North East constituency of Jigawa State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the All People's Party (Nigeria), All People's Party (APP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. He was reelected in April 2003 on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform for a second four-year term. After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Labour, Women Affairs, Agriculture, Information and Social Development & Sports. His constituency contains the ecologically and economically important wetlands on the Hadejia River, threatened by changes to water release due to the upriver Tiga Dam. In a May 2006 debate on the proposal to allow President Olusegun Obasanjo to run for a third term of office, Kirikasama opposed the proposal, describing it as an attempt at "legalising the illegality and constitutionalising unconstitutionality". In the Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |