Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali (born 12 February 1969) is a

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politician who was elected Senator for the Gombe North constituency of

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in August 2010 after the death of the incumbent senator

Kawu Peto Dukku Kawu Peto Dukku (14 January 1958 – 2 April 2010) was elected Senator for the Gombe North constituency of Gombe State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Early life and education Duk ...

. He was reelected in the April 2011 national elections, running on the

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(PDP) platform. Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali was born on 12 February 1969. He holds the honorary title of Sarkin Gabas Dukku. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, and became a public servant. Alhaji Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali was formerly commissioner of information in the administration of Governor Danjuma Goje. After the death of

in April 2010, he emerged as the consensus candidate for the PDP primarily because he originated from the Dukku Local Government Area. This decision based on geography was criticized by some party members. In the April 2011 federal elections, Alkali emerged the winner, gaining 136,850 votes on the PDP platform. Mu'azu Umar Babagoro of the

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(CPC) scored 81,519 and Engineer Abdullahi Sa'ad Abubakar of the

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(ANPP) received 36,427 votes.

Awards and honours

* Fellow Institute of Corporate Administration.https://www.nassnig.org/mps/single/331

References

Living people 1969 births People from Gombe State Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) 21st-century Nigerian politicians {{Nigeria-politician-stub