Abdulahi Bala Adamu

Abdulahi Bala Adamu was elected Senator for the Taraba North constituency of Taraba 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]

Abdulahi Bala Adamu
Senator for Taraba North
In office
May 1999 – May 2003
Succeeded byZik Sunday Ambuno
Personal details
BornTaraba State, Nigeria

Adamu was Secretary to the Taraba State Government between 1994 and 1997.[2] He was a founding member of the All People's Party (APP) in Taraba State, but moved to the PDP on which ticket he successfully contested the 1999 election for the Taraba North Senate seat.[3] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Rules & Procedures, Security & Intelligence, Judiciary, Science & Technology (vice chairman), Water Resources and Information (vice chairman).[4]

By August 2002 Adamu had begun to campaign to be elected Governor of Taraba State.[3] However, the incumbent governor Jolly Nyame won by a landslide.[5] In May 2009 the FCT Minister, Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero, swore in Adamu as mandate secretary for Social Development in the Federal Capital Territory.[6]

References
  1. "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  2. "PDP Guber Aspirants Battle for Tickets". ThisDay. 1 December 2002. Archived from the original on 28 January 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  3. Kingsley Nwezeh (28 July 2002). "Apo Quarters Comes Alive Again". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  4. "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  5. Sukuji Bakoji (19 May 2003). "Governor Nyame: No easy road to victory". Daily Independent Online. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  6. Yekeen Nurudeen (6 May 2009). "Aliero inaugurates two mandate secretaries". Nigerian Compass. Retrieved 25 June 2010.


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