Yahaya Seriki(born October 8, 1975) is an APC Chieftain from Ilorin

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in North central

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. Before joining active politics, Yahaya Seriki is a businessman and philanthropist with focus on the poorest of the poor and persons living with disabilities. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Kursi Investments Limited.

Early life

He was born in

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and brought up in

Maiduguri Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the ''Firki'' swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a mil ...

and Jos;the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State.

Politics

AbdulFatai Yahaya Seriki Gambari is a former Governorship aspirant of the

All Progressive Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the ...

(APC) in the 2019 gubernatorial election in Kwara state and is also a ranking chieftain of APC in Kwara state. He was the first candidate to step down to rally support for the current Governor Abdrahman Abdulrasaq. He served as the Director General of the campaign that produced the current Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq. He is a prominent member of the ‘O To Ge’ Movement that unseat the politics of the former senate President of Nigeria Bukola Saraki in Kwara state.

Personal life

He is married to Fatimah Abdulfatah and the couple has four sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seriki, Abdulfatai Yahaya Living people All Progressives Congress 1975 births