Sunday Marshall Katung (born 1 April 1961) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who has served as the Senator Representing Kaduna South Senatorial District since 2023. He was a member of the

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representing

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Federal constituency of

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Life and education

Katung was born on 1 April 1961, in Madakiya, defunct Northern Region (now in

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of southern

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. He attended Kufena College, Wusasa Zaria from 1975 to 1980; then proceeded to the College of Arts & Science,

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, from 1980 to 1982. He afterwards attended the

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, Akoka, from 1982 to 1986 and the

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from 1986 to 1987. He obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in 2000 and a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from

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, Zaria, in 2005. He then got an Advanced Diploma certificate in Legal Drafting and Conveyancing at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Akoka, Lagos. Among the several courses he attended are course on: Public Enterprise Restructuring at the International Law Institute,

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, United States; Post-privatisation – Managing the Challenge in the same institution; Company Secretaries and Corporate Legal Adviser's Course at the Management School, London, UK; National Seminar on Company Law and Practice and Corporate Administration by AMIT Consultancy services LTD; Negotiation of International Contracts by POTOMAC WORKSHOPS; Legal and Financial Aspects of Pension Scheme and Trust Management by Lord SALISBURY CHAMBERS AND LIBRARY. As of 2018, was undergoing a PhD program at

Career

Katung served as: * Commissioner of Water Resources; and of Finance, Kaduna State. (July 2010 - May 2011). * Served as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser to Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation. * As of 2020, a solicitor of the

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Politics

House of representatives seat

Katung contested under the party flagship of the

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in 2015 and got elected as a member of Federal House of Representatives, representing Jaba/Zangon Kataf Federal constituency of

. His moral principles while still in serving in the Federal House of Representatives had been:

Deputy governorship race

In 2018, he emerged as the deputy governorship candidate for the People's Democratic Party (PDP)

governorship aspirant, Hon. Isah Ashiru.

Senatorial seat

In May 2022, Katung polled 112 out of a total of 269 votes to beat incumbent Senator,

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, who polled 74 votes in the

primary election. In the 25 February 2023, senatorial elections, Katung polled a total of 138,246 votes, defeating closest opponent Michael Auta who scored 101,479 votes. Hence, replacing the incumbent to represent the Kaduna South Senatorial District.

Personal life

Katung married Nigerian-British Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, who as of January 2024 is the

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. The couple have two 19 year-old twin sons (from her previous marriage).

References

External links

Sunday Marshall Katung
website
SEN. SUNDAY KATUNG
on Nigerian National Assembly official website
Public offices held by Sunday Marshall Katung in Nigeria
by Citizen Science Nigeria
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by Order Paper Atyap people Bajju people People from Kaduna State 20th-century Nigerian lawyers Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) 1961 births Living people 21st-century Nigerian lawyers University of Lagos alumni Ahmadu Bello University alumni People from Southern Kaduna Senators of the 10th National Assembly (Nigeria) {{Kaduna-politician-stub