Dr. Musa Inuwa was governor of Niger State

Niger State

Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...

 in Nigeria

Nigeria

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 from January 1992 to November 1993, elected as a member of the National Republican Convention

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 (NRC). He was of Kanbari extraction, from the Kontagora

Kontagora

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 zone of Niger State.

He ran for governor of Niger in April 2003 on the All Nigeria People's Party

All Nigeria People's Party

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 ticket, coming third after Abdulkadir Kure

Abdulkadir Kure

Abdulkadir Kure was governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .In May 2000, he introduced Sharia law in Niger State.-Personal life:...

 of the People's Democratic Party

People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

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 and Mustapha Bello of the People's Redemption Party

People's Redemption Party

The People's Redemption Party was a political party in Nigeria. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well...

 (PRP).

In March 2006 he and other Niger State leaders urged the government to prevail on the National Assembly to stop the constitutional review, on the basis that the Nigerian constitution was less than seven years old.
In December 2006, he was made Commander of the Order of the Niger.

Musa Inuwa died on January 16, 2010 in Zaria

Zaria

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at age 62. He was survived by his wife and three children.