Labaran Abdul Madari

Labaran Abdul Madari, popularly known as Abdul Madari, is a Law Maker from Kano State and a Nigerian politician. He was elected the Majority Leader for the second time in the Kano State House of Assembly on December 15, 2020.[1]

Labaran Abdul Madari
Majority Leader Kano State House of Assembly
Assumed office
10 June 2019
Preceded byBaffa Babba Danagundi
Chief Whip Kano State House of Assembly
In office
2015–2019
Succeeded byLabaran Ayuba
Personal details
Born (1968-06-22) 22 June 1968
Warawa
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressive Congress (APC)
RelationsMarried
ResidenceKano
Alma materFederal College of Education, Kano
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLaw Maker
Websitehttps://kanoassembly.gov.ng

Early life and education

Abdul Madari was born in 1968 at Madarin Mata of Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State. He attended Kawo Cikin Gari Primary School, Warawa, and Government Secondary School Garko. Madari also attended Minjibir Teacher’s College for his Grade II Certificate and he obtained his diploma from Federal College of Education, Kano.[2]

Politics

Madari was elected as a Member of Kano State House of Assembly in 2007 Nigerian general election and retained the seat for over three consecutive elections in 2011, 2015,[3] and 2019.[4][5][6][7] He is currently serving his fourth term. He is in the circle of principal officers of the Kano State House of Assembly, where he served as the Chief Whip between 2015 and 2019,[8] he become the Majority leader 2019 [9][10] [11] before he was impeached in 2020. Madari and 4 others were unlawfully suspended by the Speaker,[12][13][14] and the court declare their suspension as a violation of Section 109 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended.[15][16] On 14th of December 2020 Right Honourable Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa resigned from the speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, where Hamisu Chidari was elected the Speaker of the House together with Labaran Abdul Madari as Majority Leader on 15 December 2020.[17][18] [19][20]

References
  1. SmartLife (16 December 2020). "Breaking News". Kano State Assembly. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. "Labaran Abdul-Madari". Kano State Assembly. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. "Ganduje Declared Winner In Kano, As APC Sweeps State Assembly". Channels Television. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. Adoyo, Sarah (19 April 2015). "Official Results Of 2015 State House Of Assembly Election". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "9th Kano State House of Assembly members 2019 – 2023". Kano State Assembly. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LIST-OF-MEMBERS-ELECT-OF-STATE-HOUSES-OF-ASSEMBLY_may28.pdf
  7. "APC leads Kano Assembly with 27 members, PDP 12". 22 March 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. https://kanoassembly.gov.ng/chief-whip/
  9. Bello, Abdulrasheed (10 June 2019). "PDP assemblyman nominates APC lawmaker Kano Assembly Speaker". TODAY. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. "Kano Assembly elects Gafasa Speaker". 10 June 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  11. Kano, Yusha'u A. Ibrahim (10 June 2019). "Gafasa emerges Kano Assembly speaker". Daily Trust. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  12. "Breaking: Kano Assembly suspends five members over misconduct". Vanguard News. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  13. "Sanusi's Investigation: Kano Assembly suspends five lawmakers". 16 March 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. Published. "Kano Assembly suspends five members". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  15. "Court reinstates 5 suspended Kano lawmakers". Pulse Nigeria. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  16. "Kano speaker bows to pressure, reinstates suspended lawmakers". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  17. SmartLife (10 June 2019). "New Leadership of the House". Kano State Assembly. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  18. "UPDATED: Kano Assembly Speaker, Majority Leader resign". 15 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  19. "Breaking News". 15 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  20. "Kano Assembly elects Chidari new speaker". Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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