Mas’ud El-Jibril
| Mas'ud Doguwa El-Jibril | |
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| Senator for Kano South | |
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In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003 | |
| Succeeded by | Usman Umar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kano State, Nigeria |
Mas'ud Doguwa El-Jibril was elected Senator for the Kano South constituency of Kano State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Industries, Foreign Affairs, Works & Housing, Agriculture (Chairman) and Information.[2]
In November 2005 Jibril emerged as chairman of a PDP faction called the "People's PDP", headed by PDP Board of Trustees member Alhaji Abubakar Muhammad Rimi, which was organizing meetings across the country. John Odey, the PDP national publicity secretary, said that the new association had no legal right to hold a congress since it was only an association.[3] As chairman of the Kano State People's Democratic Party, in April 2006 Jibril accused the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) of orchestrating violence during a recent visit of President Olusegun Obasanjo to the state. The ANPP replied by blaming the clashes on PDP thugs.[4]
References
- ↑ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ "'Peoples PDP' holds congress in Lagos Saturday; It's illegal, says PDP spokesman". BNW News. November 9, 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ Yakubu Musa (2006-04-28). "Obasanjo: PDP, ANPP trade blames". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-06-23.