Bukar Ibrahim

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Bukar Abba Ibrahim
Governor of Yobe State
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Preceded bySani Daura Ahmed
Succeeded byDabo Aliyu
Governor of Yobe State
In office
January 1992 – November 1993
Preceded byMusa Mohammed
Succeeded byMamman Bello Ali
Senator - Yobe East
In office
June 2007 – June 2019
Personal details
BornOctober 1950 (age 70)
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (APC)
Other political
affiliations		Social Democratic Party (1991 - 1993) All Nigeria People's Party (1998 - 2014)

Bukar Abba Ibrahim (1949)[1] was governor of Yobe State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.[2] He also served as governor of the state from January 1992 to November 1993. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP).[3][4]

Background[]

Ibrahim began attending primary school in 1957. In 1965, he proceeded to Government College in Maiduguri. After taking the West African School Certificate Examination in 1970, he was admitted to Ahmadu Bello University in 1972 where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Quantity Surveying in 1975. Thereafter, he undertook post-graduate professional training in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1982, which led to his qualification as an associate member of the Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors.[5]

From 1985 to 1988, he worked as a civil servant in Borno State eventually becoming Commissioner of Works.[6]

Ibrahim, a Muslim, is married to three wives: Hajiya (Dr) Maryam Abba Ibrahim, Hajiya Aishatu Ibrahim and Hajiya Khadijat Ibrahim.[7]

Gubernatorial career[]

In December 1991, a few months after Yobe State was created, Ibrahim contested and won the gubernatorial election under the banner of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He held that position until November 1993, when the military took control of government.[6][8]

Nigeria transitioned from military to civilian rule beginning in late 1998. Gubernatorial elections were held in January 1999 and Ibrahim was again elected governor, this time under the banner of the All People's Party (APP), and took office on 29 May 1999. The APP was later renamed All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) due to a factional split. He was re-elected in 2003 for a second four-year term and was one of only four incumbent ANPP governors to maintain their positions.[9]

During his first term, on 5 August 1993 Ibrahim split the state's four emirates into 13. This change was reversed by the military regime of Sani Abacha. In his second term after the return to democracy, on 6 January 2000, he re-implemented the new emirates, adding Ngazargamu, Gujba, Nguru, , Pataskum, Yusufari, Gudi, Fune and Jajere. The Emir of Fika, Muhammadu Abali, protested at the break-up of his emirate and took the government to court, but eventually accepted the change.[10]

Senatorial career[]

In 2007, he was elected to the Senate for the Yobe East constituency. He ran for re-election in the 9 April 2011 Senatorial contest for Yobe East on the ANPP platform, and won with 115,763 votes against former Senator of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who gained 67,438 votes.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Why I don't know my date of birth — Senator". 29 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ Emeruwa, Chijindu (7 September 2018). "Ex-Yobe Gov. Bukar Ibrahim kicks against adoption of indirect primaries". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Re: I Will Be in Senate for Life—Bukar Ibrahim". Business Post Nigeria. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Senator Bukar Ibrahim – Channels Television". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Bukar Abba Ibrahim Biography and Detailed Profile". Politicians Data. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Damaturu, Hamisu Kabir Matazu (16 March 2019). "My plans after 10 years as governor, 12 as senator – Bukar Abba Ibrahim". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Khadija Bukar Ibrahim quits Buhari's cabinet". Businessday NG. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Yobe East: Sen Ibrahim steps down for Governor Gaidam". Vanguard News. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ editor (4 November 2018). "Bukar Ibrahim's Painful Truth". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 10 October 2020.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Poorlitics, a thriller from Abba Bukar Ibrahim…". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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