Abdallah Muhammad Wali was elected senator for the
Sokoto South constituency of
Sokoto State,
Nigeria at the start of the
Nigerian Fourth Republic
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, running on the
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(PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
Wali was born in
Tambuwal Local Government Area, Sokoto State.
He obtained a B.Sc. in management from
Usman Danfodiyo University,
Sokoto and an MBA from
Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaira.
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Selection, Senate Services, Public Accounts, Defense and Federal Character.
He was senate Leader from June 1999 to November 1999, and chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs from 2000 to 2003.
He was the PDP candidate for governor of Sokoto State in 2003.
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In January 2007 Wali was appointed Minister for the National Planning Commission, and deputy chairman of the commission, by President Olusegun Obasanjo.][
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References
Members of the Senate (Nigeria) from Sokoto State
Living people
Sokoto State
Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria)
20th-century Nigerian politicians
21st-century Nigerian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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