Suleiman Adokwe
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Suleiman Asonya Adokwe was elected Senator for the Nasarawa South constituency of Nasarawa State
, Nigeria
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP).
Adokwe earned a Bachelor's Degree In Sociology, Master's degree In Labour Studies and Bachelor's Degree In Law, and is a Barrister At Law.
He worked for the Narawa State civil service from 1979 to 1999, rising to the rank of Permanent Secretary, and was Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs 2003-2006.
After taking his seat in Senate in May 2007, he was appointed to committees on Senate Services, Security & Intelligence, Navy, National Planning,Downstream Petroleum and Capital Markets.
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay said that he had not sponsored any bills but was surprisingly brilliant on the floor.
Adokwe is a supporter of labor unions, which he has said can offer constructive criticism of government, as their leaders avoid corruption and support democracy in the unions.
Adokwe ran for reelection as Senator for Nasarawa South on the PDP platform in the April 2011 elections.
He was elected, winning 108,844 votes against 103,320 votes for Tanko Wambai of the Congress for Progressive Change
(CPC). Wambai said he would challenge the result.
Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. Its capital is Lafia.-History:Nasarawa was created on 1 October 1996 by the Abacha government from the Plateau State.-Geography:...
, 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...
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member 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).
Adokwe earned a Bachelor's Degree In Sociology, Master's degree In Labour Studies and Bachelor's Degree In Law, and is a Barrister At Law.
He worked for the Narawa State civil service from 1979 to 1999, rising to the rank of Permanent Secretary, and was Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs 2003-2006.
After taking his seat in Senate in May 2007, he was appointed to committees on Senate Services, Security & Intelligence, Navy, National Planning,Downstream Petroleum and Capital Markets.
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay said that he had not sponsored any bills but was surprisingly brilliant on the floor.
Adokwe is a supporter of labor unions, which he has said can offer constructive criticism of government, as their leaders avoid corruption and support democracy in the unions.
Adokwe ran for reelection as Senator for Nasarawa South on the PDP platform in the April 2011 elections.
He was elected, winning 108,844 votes against 103,320 votes for Tanko Wambai of the Congress for Progressive Change
Congress for Progressive Change
The Congress for Progressive Change is a political party founded in Nigeria in 2009 in preparation for the April 2011 elections.It is the 63rd political party to be founded in the country and also the last political party to be registered in Nigeria....
(CPC). Wambai said he would challenge the result.