Kawu Peto Dukku (14 January 1958 – 2 April 2010) was elected Senator for the Gombe North constituency of
Gombe State
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Nigeria
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, taking office on 29 May 2007. He was a member of the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
* People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
*People's Democratic Party (Belize)
*People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)
*People's Democratic Party (Chile)
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(PDP).
Early life and education
Dukku was born on 14 January 1958 and gained a Higher National Diploma in
Business Administration.
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Career and politics
He began his working career as a teacher. Later he joined the Goal Star Oil Company in Maiduguri
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He was elected to the Gombe State House of Assembly in 1999 and was reelected in 2003, when he was made speaker.[
After being elected to the Senate in 2007, Dukku was appointed deputy Chairman of the Senate committee on States and local governments.][
He was also appointed a member of the Senate Committees on Aviation and Sports.]ThisDay
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noted that he had not sponsor any bills, but co-sponsored seven motions, contributed to debates in plenary and was active in committee work.
Another source described him as largely a quiet senator who rarely spoke at Senate plenary.[
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Death
Dukku died in Kaduna
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after a brief illness on 2 April 2010.[
He was survived by six children, three wives and an aged mother.]
References
1958 births
2010 deaths
People from Gombe State
Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria)
21st-century Nigerian politicians
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