Tijjani Yahaya Kaura is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

politician who is the current Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) for an initial term of three years also the former minister of State for Foreign Affairs Federal Republic of

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 ...

and the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), he is the incumbent Senator representing Zamfara North at the Nigeria National House of Assembly. He was elected senator in 2015 and reelected in 23 February, during the

2019 Nigerian general elections General elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019 to elect the President, Vice President, House of Representatives and the Senate. The elections had initially been scheduled for 16 February, but the Electoral Commission postponed the ...

under the ruling political party

All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the ...

(APC). He served as the chairman senate committee on federal character and intergovernmental affairs.

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Zamfara State Living people 1959 births Members of the Senate (Nigeria) 21st-century Nigerian politicians {{Nigeria-bio-stub