Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (born 24 November 1959) was elected Senator for the Niger South constituency of

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, taking office on 29 May 2007. She is a member of the

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(PDP).

Life

Kure obtained a

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from

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in 1984. She worked as a

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in Niger State before running for senate, and rose to the position of permanent secretary. Her husband

Abdulkadir Kure Abdulkadir Kure (26 February 1956 – 8 January 2017) was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). In May 2000, he introduced ...

was

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from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. After being elected she was appointed to committees on National Planning, Capital

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and

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. In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009,

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noted that she had sponsored the National

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Reserves Establishment and Development Commission Bill, 2008 and the National Poverty Eradication Commission Bill, 2008. The

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said she had contributed to debates in plenary, and was focused in committee work. In September 2018, Senator

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was a Presidential candidate and he appointed Kure as his campaign manager. In 2012, Zainab was among the 149 candidate who were shortlisted for National Honors award hosted by the then President of Nigeria Dr Goodluck Jonathan Ebele.

References

Living people 1959 births Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) People from Niger State 21st-century Nigerian politicians 21st-century Nigerian women politicians {{Nigeria-politician-stub