Saliu Mustapha (born September 25, 1972) is a Nigerian politician who is the senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District since 2023. He is a member 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 ...

and a former deputy national chairman of the

Congress for Progressive Change The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was a political party founded in Nigeria in 2009. In February 2013, the party merged with the Action Congress of Nigeria, the All Nigeria Peoples Party, and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alli ...

, one of the defunct political parties that merged to form the

. He is equally the Founder and Chairman of Saliu Mustapha Foundation.

Early life and education

Mustapha was born on September 25, 1972 in

Ilorin Ilorin is the capital city of Kwara State located in the Western region of Nigeria. The city is a major hub for transportation and commerce in the region. . Retrieved 18 February 2007 Although Ilorin is classified under the North-Central g ...

Kwara state Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...

. He attended Bartholomew primary school in Zaria for his primary education and then proceeded to Command Secondary School in Kaduna for his secondary education. He studied mineral resources engineering at the Kaduna polytechnic.

Political career

Mustapha was the first national publicity secretary of the Progressive Action Congress (PAC). He joined ANPP and became the national deputy chairman of the party in 2009. He held this position until the party merged and formed the

. He contested for the national chairman position of the

APC, the position which Sen. Adamu Abdullahi emerged as a consensus candidate of the party.

2018 Kwara state primary election

He contested in the 2018 Kwara state's APC primary and got endorsed by the northern part of the state. He got disqualified from participating midway into the election. The National Working Committee of the party later apologized for the disqualification citing it as unauthorized. In 2022, during the All Progressive Congress (APC) primaries in

Kwara State Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...

, Mustapha emerged as the candidate to represent the party in Kwara Central senatorial election defeating the incumbent senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe When the Senate unveiled its standing committees for the 10th Senate on 8 August 2023, he was appointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mustapha, Saliu Living people 1972 births People from Ilorin Kwara State politicians Senators of the 10th National Assembly (Nigeria)