Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein
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Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein is a Nigeria
n politician who represented the Alliance for Democracy
for two terms (1999-2007) in the House of Representatives
.
He was elected Senator for Osun West in Osun State
, Nigeria
in the April 2011 national elections, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
in Lagos State
in 1999 as a member of the Alliance for Democracy
party, and was reelected in 2003.
In February 2004, Mudasiru Hussein said that the House might invite President Olusegun Obasanjo to explain where he got N360million that was said to have been spent to demolish all the toll gates in the country.
In November 2004, Hussein stated that the rising numbers of military politicians in the nation's polity would bring virile and stable democracy.
In June 2005, Mudasiru Hussein called for the discovery of those behind the murder of one of the major financiers of the Oranmiyan group, Alhaji Hassan Olajokun, as essential to ensure Nigeria's nascent democracy would survive.
The same month, Mudasiru Hussein said agitation for increase in resource control would be eliminated by the "Mineral Resources Commission Bill", which would allow regions to take care of their resources.
In January 2006, Mudashiru Hussein said the Nigerian constitution did not allow for a third term for President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Standing for the Action Congress
in the 2007 senate elections for Osun West, he was defeated by Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke
. Hussein appealed the election decision, presenting evidence that included video clips showing ballot boxes being taken away by thugs and voters being threatened with dangerous weapons, but the tribunal did not considered this sufficient to overturn the result.
In the April 2011 senate elections for Osun West Husain gained 121,971 votes, with the incumbent Senator Adeleke of the PDP coming second with 77,090 votes.
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...
n politician who represented the Alliance for Democracy
Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)
The Alliance for Democracy was a progressive opposition political party in Nigeria. It was formed on September 9th 1998. At the 2003 legislative elections, 12 April 2003, the party won 8.8 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 360 seats in the Nigerian House of Representatives and six out of...
for two terms (1999-2007) in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Nigeria
The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly. The Senate of Nigeria is the upper house....
.
He was elected Senator for Osun West in Osun State
Osun State
Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was...
, 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 national elections, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
Career
Alhaji Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein was elected as a representative for Oshodi-IsoloOshodi-Isolo
Oshodi-Isolo is a Local Government Area within Lagos State. It was formed by the second republic Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, also known as 'Baba Kekere' and the first Executive Chairman of the Local Government was late Chief Isaac Ademolu Banjoko. The LGA is part of the...
in Lagos State
Lagos State
Lagos State is an administrative division of Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country. The smallest in area of Nigeria's states, Lagos State is the most populous state in Nigeria and arguably the most economically important state of the country and west Africa, containing Lagos, the...
in 1999 as a member of the Alliance for Democracy
Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)
The Alliance for Democracy was a progressive opposition political party in Nigeria. It was formed on September 9th 1998. At the 2003 legislative elections, 12 April 2003, the party won 8.8 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 360 seats in the Nigerian House of Representatives and six out of...
party, and was reelected in 2003.
In February 2004, Mudasiru Hussein said that the House might invite President Olusegun Obasanjo to explain where he got N360million that was said to have been spent to demolish all the toll gates in the country.
In November 2004, Hussein stated that the rising numbers of military politicians in the nation's polity would bring virile and stable democracy.
In June 2005, Mudasiru Hussein called for the discovery of those behind the murder of one of the major financiers of the Oranmiyan group, Alhaji Hassan Olajokun, as essential to ensure Nigeria's nascent democracy would survive.
The same month, Mudasiru Hussein said agitation for increase in resource control would be eliminated by the "Mineral Resources Commission Bill", which would allow regions to take care of their resources.
In January 2006, Mudashiru Hussein said the Nigerian constitution did not allow for a third term for President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Standing for 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...
in the 2007 senate elections for Osun West, he was defeated by Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke
Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke
Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke is a Nigerian senator who represents the People's Democratic Party in Osun State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007.He ran for reelection in April 2011 on the PDP platform, coming second with 77,090 votes....
. Hussein appealed the election decision, presenting evidence that included video clips showing ballot boxes being taken away by thugs and voters being threatened with dangerous weapons, but the tribunal did not considered this sufficient to overturn the result.
In the April 2011 senate elections for Osun West Husain gained 121,971 votes, with the incumbent Senator Adeleke of the PDP coming second with 77,090 votes.