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2019 Nigerian Senate Elections In Niger State
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Niger State held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Niger State. Sani Mohammed Musa representing Niger East, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi representing Niger North and Bima Muhammad Enagi representing Niger South all won on the platform of the platform of All Progressives Congress. Overview Summary Results Niger East A total of 13 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Sani Mohammed Musa won the election, defeating PDP candidate Ibrahim Isiyaku and 11 other party candidates. Sani Mohammed Musa received 65.14% of the votes, while Ibrahim Isiyaku received 32.98%. Niger North A total of 15 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi won the election, defeating PDP candidate Muhammad Sani Duba and 13 other party candi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was divided into Niger State and Sokoto State. It is home to Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, two of Nigeria's former military rulers. The Nupe, Gbagyi, Kamuku, Kambari, Gungawa, Hun-Saare, Hausa and Koro form the majority of numerous indigenous tribes of Niger State. The state is named after the River Niger. Two of Nigeria's major hydroelectric power stations, the Kainji Dam and Shiroro Dam, are located in Niger State, along with the new Zungeru Dam. The Jebba Dam straddles the border of Niger state and Kwara state. The famous Gurara Falls is in Niger State, and Gurara Local Government Area is named after the Gurara River, on whose course the fall is situated. Also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Senate
The Senate is the upper chamber of Nigeria's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly of Nigeria. The National Assembly (popularly referred to as NASS) is the nation's highest legislature, whose power is to make laws, is summarized in chapter one, section four of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. It consists of 109 senators: the 36 states are each divided in 3 senatorial districts each electing one senator using the first-past-the-post electoral system; the Federal Capital Territory elects only one senator also using first-past-the-post. The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate, whose chief function is to guide and regulate the proceedings in the Senate. The Senate President is third in the Nigerian presidential line of succession. He is assisted by the Deputy President of the Senate. The current Senate President is Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan and the current Deputy Senate President is Ovie Omo-Agege, both members of the APC. The Senate Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sani Mohammed Musa
Mohammed Sani Musa CON (born 11 May 1965) is a Nigerian politician and the senator representing the Niger East Senatorial District of Niger State at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly. Biography Mohammed Sani Musa was born in the northern part of Nigeria on June 11, 1965, in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. The social media bill controversy On November 5, 2019, the Nigerian Senate re-introduced a bill that sought to regulate the use of social media in the country, leading to public outrage. The bill, " Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019" was one of the 11 bills read for the first time at the floor of the house that day. Musa sponsored the proposed legislation. Sponsorship of the bill Musa said, in regards to individuals who post false information on the internet, that the "penalty for defaulters goes up to N300,000 for individuals and up to N10 million for corporate organisations and imprisonment of up to three years or both." Musa also lamented that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger East Senatorial District
Niger East Senatorial District, known as Zone B within Niger State in Nigeria, Covers 9 local governments which include: # Bosso local government area # Chanchaga local government area # Munya local government area # Paiko local government area # Rafi local government area # Shiroro local government area # Suleja local government area # Tafa local government area # Gurara local government area. Niger East Senate district has 90 electoral wards. Mohammed Sani Musa of the All Progressive Congress, APC is the current representative of Niger East Senate District. List of senators representing Niger East {, class="wikitable" , + !Senators !Party !Year !Assembly !Electoral history , - , Ibrahim Kuta , PDP , 1999 - 2007 , 4th 5th , , - , Dahiru Awaisu Kuta , PDP , 2007 - 2011 , 6th , Died during his term in 2014 , - , David Umaru , APC , 2011 2019 , 7th 8th 9th , Sacked from the Senate by Supreme Court in November 2019, few months into his third term in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi CON (born 10 January 1967) is Nigerian Politician, and the Senator representing Niger North Senatorial District of Niger State at the Nigerian 8th National Assembly and 9th National Assembly. He is the deputy chief whip at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly. Polictical career Abdullahi participated in the March 28, 2015, Niger North Senatorial District Election and was announced as the Winner. In February 2019 Niger North Senatorial District election, he was re-elected a Senator having polled 161,420 votes, while Hon Muhammad Sani Duba of the PDP polled 77,109 votes. Award In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander Of The Order Of The Niger (CON) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria since 2015. Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger North Senatorial District
Niger North Senatorial District is known As Zone c within Niger State. The headquarters (or collation centre) for Niger North Senatorial District is Kontagora. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi of the All Progressives Congress is the current representative of Niger North in the Senate. Niger North Senatorial District conseals 8 local government areas which includes: # Agwara Local Government Area #Borgu Local Government Area # Kontagora Local Government Area # Magama Local Government Area # Mariga Local Government Area # Mashegu Local Government Area # Rijau Local Government Area # Wushishi Local Government Area List of senators representing Niger North {, class="wikitable" , + !Senator !Party !Year !Assembly , - , Nuhu Aliyu Labbo , PDP , 1999 - 2011 , 4th 5th 6th , - , Ibrahim Musa , CPC , 2011 - 2015 , 7th , - , Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi , APC , 2015 - present , 8th 9th 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bima Muhammad Enagi
Muhammad Bima Enagi (born September 7, 1959) is Nigerian politician, and the senator representing Niger South Senatorial District of Niger State at the 9th National Assembly. Education Enagi obtained his degree in Quantity Surveying at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1982. Professional career He started his career in Quantity Surveying with Owah Unik Consultants, Warri. He later joined the public service where he retired as a Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria. Polictical career Sani Mohammed name was substitute for the candidate of Niger South senatorial district and Enagi was elected in the February 23, 2019 Niger South Senatorial district election where he polled 160,614 while the candidate of the People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to: * People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan *People's Democratic Party (Belize) *People's Democratic Party (Bhutan) *People's Democratic Party (Chile) * People's Democratic Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger South Senatorial District
Niger South Senatorial District is known as Zone A within Niger State. Bima Muhammad Enagi of the 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, t ..., APC is the current representative of Niger South in the Senate. The Niger South Senatorial District covers 8 local government areas which includes: # Agaie local government area # Bida local government area # Edati local government area # Gbako local government area # Katcha local government area # Lapai local government area # Lavun local government area # Mokwa local government area List of senators representing Niger South References {{coord missing, Nigeria Politics of Niger State Senatorial districts in Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully. In 2015, the APC won the majority of seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives, though it fell shy of winning a super-majority to override the ability of PDP to block legislation. During Buhari's first term, waves of defections led the party to lose its federal legislative majorities in 2018, with both Senate President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara among the dozens of lawmakers that defected to the PDP. Nonetheless, Buhari was reelected in the 2019 general e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The Peoples Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress. Its policies generally lie towards the centre-right of the political spectrum. It won every presidential election between 1999 and 2011 and was, until the 2015 elections, the governing party in the Fourth Republic, although sometimes amid a few controversial electoral circumstances. History In 1998, the PDP in its first presidential primary election held in Jos, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria nominated former military leader Olusegun Obasanjo who had just been released from detention as political prisoner as the presidential candidate in the elections of February 1999, with Atiku Abubakar (Governor-Elect of Adamawa State and a former leading member of the Social Democratic Party) as his running mate. They won the presidential election and were inaugurated 29 May 1999. In the legislative election held on 12 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position (ex; when a new electoral division is created), in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to block fill up with what hinders freedom of motion or action; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Umaru
David Umaru (born 26 July 1959) is a Nigerian Politician, and was the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District of Niger State at the Nigerian 7th National Assembly and 8th National Assembly. Early life and education Umaru was born in Kuta, headquarters of Shiroro Local Government in Niger State. He attended Methodist Primary School, Zaria. He proceeded to St. Paul’s College, Zaria. In 1980, he obtained his LLB at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He was called to bar at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos. Polictical career Umaru participated and won the March 28, 2015 Niger East senatorial district senatorial election and was a member of the Nigerian 8th National Assembly. On February 7, 2019, the Federal High Court, Abuja, removed David Umaru, as the Niger East Senatorial district candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 23, 2019 election, agreeing that Sani Mohammed Musa was the declared winner of the primary election the APC conducted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
