Dr ''Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir'' (Born January 1, 1958) is a
Nigerian
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politician who was elected Senator for Sokoto East, in
Sokoto State
Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto Fula: Leydi Sokoto 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country on the national border with the Niger, Republic o ...
, in the April 9th,2011 national elections.
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Gobir holds a master's degree in ]electrical engineering
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from the University of Detroit
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in the United States
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, and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering and energy from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
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in Bauchi
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, Nigeria
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.[
He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the ]Institute of Electrical Engineers
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( UK) and of the Nigerian Society of Engineers
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.
Gobir began his career with the Ministry of Communication, and then joined the Nigerian Television Authority
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in Sokoto.[
He became the Director of ]Union Bank of Nigeria
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Overview
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in 2002.[
He also became the Managing Director of Taifo Multi Services Limited, ]Abuja
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.[
Before entering politics, he was the Chairman of the Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, based in the state.
At the PDP primaries, Gobir defeated the incumbent Senator Abubakar Umar Gada by 1,547 against 60 votes.]
He went on to be elected to the Senate.[
In July 2022, Senator Gobir was selected as APC senate majority leader. ]
References
Living people
Sokoto
Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria)
1953 births
Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Sokoto State
People from Sokoto State
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University alumni
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