Niger East Senatorial District, known as Zone B within

Niger State Niger is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. Niger state has three political zones, zone A,B and C. The state's capital is at Minna. Other major cities are Bida, Kontagora and Suleja. It was ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, Covers 9 local governments which include: # Bosso local government area # Chanchaga local government area # Munya local government area # Paiko local government area # Rafi local government area # Shiroro local government area # Suleja local government area # Tafa local government area # Gurara local government area. Niger East Senate district has 90 electoral wards. Mohammed Sani Musa of the All Progressive Congress, APC is the current representative of Niger East Senate District.

List of senators representing Niger East

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Ibrahim Kuta Idris Ibrahim Kuta (1 October 1942– 1 March 2008) was elected Senator for the Niger East constituency of Niger State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took offi ...

, PDP , 1999 - 2007 , 4th

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, , - , Dahiru Awaisu Kuta , PDP , 2007 - 2011 , 6th , Died during his term in 2014 , - ,

David Umaru David Umaru (born 26 July 1959) is a Nigerian Politician, and was the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District of Niger State at the Nigerian 7th National Assembly and 8th National Assembly. Early life and education Umaru was born in ...

, APC , 2011 2019 , 7th

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9th , Sacked from the Senate by Supreme Court in November 2019, few months into his third term in the Senate , - ,

Sani Mohammed Musa Mohammed Sani Musa CON (born 11 May 1965) is a Nigerian politician and the senator representing the Niger East Senatorial District of Niger State at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly. Biography Mohammed Sani Musa was born in the northern par ...

, APC , 2019 - present , 9th , Replaced David Umaru after the court sacked him

References

Politics of Niger State Senatorial districts in Nigeria