Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere

Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere (born 15 October 1964) is a Nigerian journalist turned politician who was elected to the Senate for the Yobe South constituency of Yobe State, Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform.

Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere
Senator for Yobe South
Assumed office
June 2011
Preceded byAdamu Garba Talba
Personal details
Born (1964-10-15) 15 October 1964
Political partyAll Nigeria People's Party (ANPP)

Early political career

Jajere entered politics in 2007 and was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and then Commissioner of Works in the government in Yobe State.[1] While he was commissioner of Agriculture, farms were established across the state, boosting food production and creating jobs. 12,000 farmers were employed in production of castor seeds for export under the state castor oil production programme. 700 tractors were successfully procured and allocated to farmers.[2] In June 2008 he was engaged in a dispute with the federal government over delivery and payment for grains allocated to the state. Jajere accused the government of using late delivery to tarnish the image of the ANPP state government, while the Federal Minister of State accused Yobe State of failure to pay for the grains.[3] During his tenure as Commissioner of works about 700 kilometers of roads were completed.[4]

Senatorial career

Jajere was elected as Yobe South Senatorial candidate for the ANPP. He promised to gain funding from Abuja for projects in the state, to provide jobs and the resolve land tenure issues.[1] In April 2011 he was elected with 96,645 votes. The runner-up, the incumbent Senator Adamu Garba Talba of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), won 79,891 votes.[5]

References
  1. Hamza Idris (7 April 2011). "'Yobe needs representation for federal presence'". Daily Trust. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. Saleh Ibrahim Tikau (25 September 2010). "ANPP And Yobe 2011 Senatorial Polls". Leadership. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. Peter Duru (25 June 2008). "Nigeria: Fed Agric Ministry, Yobe Govt Trade Blames Over Grains". Africa.co.ee. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. Mohammed Abubakar (19 September 2010). "'Yobe has shown greater commitment to project execution' projects'". Daily Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. "Collated Senate results". INEC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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