Sani Mohammed is a Nigerian politician and a former member of the

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for the All Progressives Congress. Mohammed was born in

Bida Bida is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria and a city on the A124 highway which occupies most of the area. The LGA has an area of and a population of 188,181 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 912. The city Bida i ...

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 ...

. He was senator for

Niger South Senatorial District Niger South Senatorial District is known as Zone A 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 ...

(2015–2019). He came third in the senatorial race in the 2019 general election. He had been cleared by the National Working Committee of his party, alongside the other Zones senators, on 4 October 2018 to contest the primary. Later, his name was substituted at the last minute for Bima Mohammed Enagi."After Shehu Sani another senator dumps APC"

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, 2019

Awards and honours

* Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa): Gregory University, Uturu, Nigeria

References

Members of the Senate (Nigeria) All Progressives Congress politicians People from Niger State People from Bida {{Nigeria-politician-stub