Yahaya Abdulkarim
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Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim was elected governor of Sokoto State
, Nigeria
between January 1992 and November 1993, during General Ibrahim Babangida
's attempted transition to democracy.
After the return to democracy in 1999, he became a power in the Zamfara State
branch of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP), and served for a while in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
, Zamfara State
.
His father was a Native Authority officer.
He joined the civil service of the North-Western State
as a teacher, and held various positions before retiring in 1989 as Director-General in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning of Sokoto State
.
, Nigeria
in January 1992, representing the National Republican Convention
(NRC). He was forced out of office in November 1993 by the military regime of General Sani Abacha
.
During his period of office, he feuded with Attahiru Bafarawa
, the NRC party chairman in the state. The feud persisted, and when Bafarawa became Governor of Sokoto State in 1999, he followed a policy of neglecting all roads and buildings built by the Abdulkarim administration.
In 1992, Yahaya Abdulkarim signed the bill establishing the Talata Mafara Polytechynic, later renamed the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic.
to monitor a multi-billion naira developmental project that had been launched in the nine oil-producing states.
Yahaya Abdulkarim was appointed Minister of State for Works in President Olusegun Obasanjo's cabinet in July 2005.
He replaced Alhaji Saleh Shehu in this position.
In November 2006 he unfolded plans for an extensive and accelerated roads recovery programme to target the Christmas season.
When the Minister Of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe
, was dismissed in March 2006, he was promoted to Minister of Works.
He was later subject to a Senate inquiry into his conduct while in this office.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Zamfara State on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform in the April 2007 elections.
By 2007, the Zamfara State PDP had split into two factions, one led by Abdulkarim and the other by former National Security Adviser, General Aliyu Gusau. In March 2008, Abdulkarim led a delegation from Zamfara to ask the PDP national chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, to prevent Gusau from interfering in the party's affairs.
In October 2008 it was reported that he was being considered for a ministerial position in the cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Sokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
, 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...
between January 1992 and November 1993, during General Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
's attempted transition to democracy.
After the return to democracy in 1999, he became a power in the 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....
branch 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), and served for a while in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Early career
Yahaya Abdulkarim was born on 21 August 1944 in Talata MafaraTalata Mafara
Talata Mafara is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Talata Mafara, about 15 km from the Bakolori Dam on the Sokoto River...
, 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....
.
His father was a Native Authority officer.
He joined the civil service of the North-Western State
North-Western State
North-Western State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Niger and Sokoto. The city of Sokoto was the capital of North-Western State.-North-Western...
as a teacher, and held various positions before retiring in 1989 as Director-General in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning of Sokoto State
Sokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
.
Governor of Sokoto State
Yahaya Abdulkarim was elected governor of Sokoto StateSokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
, 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 January 1992, representing the National Republican Convention
National Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the incoming military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.-Alignment:...
(NRC). He was forced out of office in November 1993 by the military regime of General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
.
During his period of office, he feuded with Attahiru Bafarawa
Attahiru Bafarawa
Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa was governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.-Early career:He was a local government councillor in charge of Education...
, the NRC party chairman in the state. The feud persisted, and when Bafarawa became Governor of Sokoto State in 1999, he followed a policy of neglecting all roads and buildings built by the Abdulkarim administration.
In 1992, Yahaya Abdulkarim signed the bill establishing the Talata Mafara Polytechynic, later renamed the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic.
Later career
In September 2002 Yahaya Abdulkarim was appointed to a sub-committee of the Niger Delta Development CommissionNiger Delta Development Commission
The Niger Delta Development Commission is a Federal Government agency established by Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo in the year 2000 with the sole mandate of developing the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria....
to monitor a multi-billion naira developmental project that had been launched in the nine oil-producing states.
Yahaya Abdulkarim was appointed Minister of State for Works in President Olusegun Obasanjo's cabinet in July 2005.
He replaced Alhaji Saleh Shehu in this position.
In November 2006 he unfolded plans for an extensive and accelerated roads recovery programme to target the Christmas season.
When the Minister Of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe
Adeseye Ogunlewe
Kingsley Adeseye Ogunlewe, alias Omoba, is a Nigerian nobleman and politician who was elected a national Senator on the Alliance for Democracy platform 1999 for the Lagos East constituency, before he defected to the PDP...
, was dismissed in March 2006, he was promoted to Minister of Works.
He was later subject to a Senate inquiry into his conduct while in this office.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Zamfara State on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform in the April 2007 elections.
By 2007, the Zamfara State PDP had split into two factions, one led by Abdulkarim and the other by former National Security Adviser, General Aliyu Gusau. In March 2008, Abdulkarim led a delegation from Zamfara to ask the PDP national chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, to prevent Gusau from interfering in the party's affairs.
In October 2008 it was reported that he was being considered for a ministerial position in the cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua.