Daniel Iyorkegh Saror was elected Senator for the
Benue North East constituency of
Benue State
Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 among the 7 states created at that time.The state derives its name from the Benue River which is th ...
,
Nigeria
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at the start of the
Nigerian Fourth Republic
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, running on the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
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(PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
He was reelected in April 2003 on the
All Nigeria People's Party
The All Nigeria Peoples Party ( abbr. ANPP) was a political party in Nigeria.
Under the leadership of Late Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke who was its vice presidential candidate to General Muhammadu Buhari in the 2007 presidential elections. The party ...
(ANPP) platform.
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Saror was appointed to committees on Solid Minerals, Science & Technology, Agriculture, Finance & Appropriation, Water Resources and Education (Vice Chairman).
After reelection on the ANPP platform in 2003, Saror was appointed Deputy Minority leader.
In the April 2007 elections, Saror ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Benue State on the ANPP ticket.
He was defeated by
Gabriel Suswam
Gabriel Torwua Suswam (born 15 November 1964) is a Nigerian politician and former governor of Benue State. He is a Senator of the 9th assembly, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Early life and education
Gabriel Suswam was born on 15 Novemb ...
of the PDP who won 1,086,489 votes against Saror's 276,618.
References
Living people
People from Benue State
Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria)
All Nigeria Peoples Party politicians
20th-century Nigerian politicians
21st-century Nigerian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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