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Inuwa Abdulkadir (12 January 1966 – 6 July 2020) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who was National vice-chairman ( North West) of the
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(APC). He previously served as Federal Minister of Youth Development from 2012 to 2013, before falling out with President
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and supporting President
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in the 2015 presidential election. He also served as Secretary of the
Sokoto Sultanate Council The Sultanate of Sokoto is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Sokoto, capital of the modern Sokoto State. Preceded by the Sokoto Caliphate, the council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of t ...
before later becoming Secretary of the
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– a political and cultural association of leaders in
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. In 1996, Sultan Muhammadu Maccido gave him the traditional title of Magatakarda (Chief Scribe) of the
Sokoto Caliphate The Sokoto Caliphate (, literally: Caliphate in the Lands of Sudan), also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during the Fula jihads, Fulani jihads ...
.


Biography

Inuwa Abdulkadir was born in
Sokoto Sokoto (Hausa language, Hausa: ; Fulfulde, Fula: , ''Leydi Sokoto'') is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. It is bounded by Niger, Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km (226 m ...
on 12 January 1966. He attended Ahmadu Bello Academy in Farufaru from 1977 to 1982, before proceeding to the Usman Danfodio University in Sokoto from 1982 to 1990, where he studied and received a
bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...
in law. In 1990, attended the
Nigerian Law School The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up to provide professional certification to graduates of law. The school was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962, now Legal Education (Consolidation Etc) Act Cap. L1 ...
and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar in 1991. He later attended the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in
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in 1995. Inuwa later joined the civil service as a state counsel in the
Sokoto State Sokoto ( Hausa: ; Fula: , ''Leydi Sokoto'') is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. It is bounded by Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km (226 miles), and the states of Zamf ...
Ministry of Justice. In 1992, Inuwa was Secretary (Northern Operations) of spymaster Umaru Shinkafi's presidential campaign for the conservative National Republican Convention (NRC) ticket, which he lost to Bashir Tofa who later contested the annulled 12 June, 1993 presidential election. Inuwa later became Secretary of the
Sokoto Sultanate Council The Sultanate of Sokoto is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Sokoto, capital of the modern Sokoto State. Preceded by the Sokoto Caliphate, the council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of t ...
. He also served as Attorney General/ Minister of Justice of Sokoto State and was also a Member of the Sokoto State Penal Law Review Panel, Sokoto State Arabic and Islamic Board, National Youth Service Corps (Sokoto State), and Secretary of the Robbery and Firearms Tribunal under successive military governments in the state. In 1999, Inuwa was a counsel at the Oputa Panel where he defended the
Arewa Consultative Forum The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) is a Nigerian quasi-political and socio-cultural association which seeks to promote the political interest of people of northern Nigeria. The term "arewa" means "northern" in Hausa, the primary language of the r ...
against
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. He later became the Assistant National Organizing Secretary of the
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(ANPP). In 2003, he was the vice presidential running mate of
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of the
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during the 2003 election. He later became legal adviser and Company Secretary of Sokoto Newspaper Company Limited, before joining the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party.


Politics

In 2012, Inuwa was appointed Federal Minister of Youth Development by President Goodluck Jonathan. In 2013, he was unceremoniously removed from office due to his relationship with Governor Aliyu Wammako who was amongst seven serving governors who formed the G-7 faction within the PDP (nPDP). In November 2013, Wammako alongside five nPDP governors defected to the new opposition party 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). Inuwa joined them and became a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was later appointed National vice-chairman ( North West) 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) and supported President
Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. A retired Nigerian army major general, he was the military head of state of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 Augu ...
. He later became Chairman of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In 2019, he was suspended for "anti-party activities" from the APC state chapter following his ally Governor Aminu Tambuwal's defection to the Peoples Democratic Party. After calling for
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's resignation in July 2019, he was removed as National vice-chairman.


Personal life

On 6 July 2020, Inuwa died after succumbing to complications related to
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during the
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. He was married with two wives atima Ahmed Tafida & Maryam Bello Inuwaand had ten children (.


References

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