Jibrin Isah (born 28 February 1960) is Nigerian politician and banker, who is the senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District of

Kogi State Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, to the northeast by Nasarawa State, to the northwest by Niger State, to t ...

at the

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Education

Isah attended the LGEA Primary School, Ajiolo-Ojaji from 1967 to 1972. He proceeded to the Our Lady of School, Anyigba, for his secondary education between 1973 and 1977. He got his B.sc degree in Economics at the

Bayero University Kano The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from University College to University. It is the first university in ...

in 1983. He got his masters in Economics at the

University of Lagos The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in th ...

in 1991. He got another masters in Petroleum and Energy at the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 19 ...

in 2002. He obtained his MBA at the

University of Nigeria The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has th ...

in 2003.

Professional career

In 1988, he joined Chase Merchant Bank Plc as an analyst. He moved to Afribank International Limited (Merchant Bankers) in 1991 as the head of Project Finance/Leasing Department. He was made the head of Capital Market group in 1993. In 1998, he was the Managing Director/Chief Executive of AIL Securities Limited.

Polictical career

In 2011, he contested for the governorship ticket of the People's Democratic Party and lost to

Idris Wada Idris Ichala Wada (born 26 August 1950) is a Nigerian retired pilot and politician. On 9 December 2011, he was elected as the 3rd governor of Kogi State under the platform of People's Democratic Party. Idris was however succeeded by Yahaya Bell ...

. In 2015, he contested to the aspirant in the People's Democratic Party primaries and lost to the Incumbent Idris Wada. In the 2019 general election, he was elected as the senator representing Kogi East after a supplementary election. He polled 134,189 votes while Ali Atai Aidoko, the candidate of the PDP, polled 74,201 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isah, Jibrin 1960 births Living people Members of the Senate (Nigeria) from Kogi State All Progressives Congress politicians Bayero University Kano alumni University of Lagos alumni University of Ibadan alumni University of Nigeria alumni