Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari
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Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Zamfara State
, Nigeria
in the 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform.
Abubakar has been politically active since 1999.
He was elected to represent Talata Mafara/Anka Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
He was Zamfara State chairman of the ANPP, and a member of the cabinet of former Governor Ahmad Sani Yerima
.
During Sani's tenure, Yari was thought to have gained money from contracts.
In November 2007, Yari was among Zamfara state officials charged with money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
.
When Zamfara State Governor Mahmud Shinkafi
defected to the PDP in January 2009, taking the ANPP’s state executive committee with him, the ANPP’s National Headquarters in Abuja was forced to create a Caretaker Committee headed by Yari.
The committee's tenure was repeatedly extended.
Yari was elected Governor of Zamfara State
, Nigeria
in the 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform.
Yari is the son-in-law of incumbent Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP), whom he defeated in the election by 514,962 votes to Shinkafi's 460,656 votes.
Zamfara State
Zamfara State is a state in northwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Gusau and its Governor is Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari, a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party . Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in the 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform.
Abubakar has been politically active since 1999.
He was elected to represent Talata Mafara/Anka Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
He was Zamfara State chairman of the ANPP, and a member of the cabinet of former Governor Ahmad Sani Yerima
Ahmad Sani Yerima
Alhaji Ahmed Rufai Sani Yerima was Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria from May 1999 to May 2007, and is now Senator for Zamfara West. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party .-Background:...
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During Sani's tenure, Yari was thought to have gained money from contracts.
In November 2007, Yari was among Zamfara state officials charged with money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud and money laundering...
.
When Zamfara State Governor Mahmud Shinkafi
Mahmud Shinkafi
Mahmud Shinkafi was elected governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria in April 2007. He was a former member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, and is now a member of the People's Democratic Party.He is of Muslim faith and has three wives.- References :...
defected to the PDP in January 2009, taking the ANPP’s state executive committee with him, the ANPP’s National Headquarters in Abuja was forced to create a Caretaker Committee headed by Yari.
The committee's tenure was repeatedly extended.
Yari was elected Governor of Zamfara State
Zamfara State
Zamfara State is a state in northwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Gusau and its Governor is Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari, a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party . Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in the 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform.
Yari is the son-in-law of incumbent Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi of the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP), whom he defeated in the election by 514,962 votes to Shinkafi's 460,656 votes.