Ahmed Hassan Barata
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Ahmed Hassan Barata is a Nigerian politician who was elected to the Adamawa South Senatorial seat in Adamawa State
, Nigeria
in the April 2011 federal elections. He ran for election on the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) platform.
Barata was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the Guyuk/Shelleng constituency between May 1999 and May 2003.
He competed for reelection for that constituency in April 2007 but was defeated by James Audu Kwawo of the Action Congress
.
He won the PDP nomination for the 2011 Adamawa South Senatorial race in a primary election. He gained 738 votes, while the incumbent Senator Grace Folasade Bent scored a total of 406 votes, coming third.
Bent, who was said to have been favored by the PDP party leadership, later claimed that she had won a rerun primary.
While the question was being reviewed, a judge ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) to remove Barata's name from the list of candidates and replace it with Bent.
Bent's claim was later rejected by the INEC, by the Federal High Court, Abuja and by the PDP's counsel.
In the 9 April 2011 elections, Barata won with 101,760 votes, ahead of Mohammed Koiraga Jada of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with 66,525 votes.
Adamawa State
Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola. It was formed in 1991 from part of Gongola State with four administrative divisions namely: Adamawa, Ganye, Mubi and Numan. It is one of the thirty-six States which constitute the Federal Republic of Nigeria.-Geography:Adamawa...
, 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 April 2011 federal elections. He ran for election on 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) platform.
Barata was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the Guyuk/Shelleng constituency between May 1999 and May 2003.
He competed for reelection for that constituency in April 2007 but was defeated by James Audu Kwawo of the Action Congress
Action Congress
The Action Congress of Nigeria , formerly known as Action Congress , is a classical liberal Nigerian political party formed via the merger of the Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of Democrats, and several other minor political parties in September 2006. The party...
.
He won the PDP nomination for the 2011 Adamawa South Senatorial race in a primary election. He gained 738 votes, while the incumbent Senator Grace Folasade Bent scored a total of 406 votes, coming third.
Bent, who was said to have been favored by the PDP party leadership, later claimed that she had won a rerun primary.
While the question was being reviewed, a judge ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission
Independent National Electoral Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission , set up in 1998, is the electoral body which was set up to oversee elections in Nigeria.The INEC has encountered several controversies in the run-up to the April 2007 general elections, including criticism about its preparedness from Sada Abubakar,...
(INEC) to remove Barata's name from the list of candidates and replace it with Bent.
Bent's claim was later rejected by the INEC, by the Federal High Court, Abuja and by the PDP's counsel.
In the 9 April 2011 elections, Barata won with 101,760 votes, ahead of Mohammed Koiraga Jada of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with 66,525 votes.