Abdulkadir Kure Explained

Abdulkadir Kure
Office:Governor of Niger State
Term Start:29 May 1999
Term End:29 May 2007
Predecessor:Habibu Idris Shuaibu
Successor:Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu
Birth Date:1956 2, df=y
Birth Place:Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria
Death Place:Germany
Party:PDP

Abdulkadir Kure (26 February 1956 – 8 January 2017) was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.[1] He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). In May 2000, he introduced Sharia law in Niger State.[2] [3]

Personal life

Kure was married to Zainab Abdulkadir Kure, a former civil servant and, beginning in 2007, a member of the Nigerian Senate until 2015. They had two daughters and four sons.[4]

Kure hailed from Lapai Local Government of the state, he held a traditional title of Rani Lapai. He died on 8 January 2017 in Germany at the age of 60.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Road Networks Under Gov. Kure. 2004. DHAF Publishers. en.
  2. Web site: Mnodu . Abu . Nigeria: Shock As Abdulkadir Kure Dies At 61 . All Africa . 28 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Kure, What NIgerians say about him Newsline Newspaper. 2021-05-24. www.newsline.org.ng.
  4. News: AbdulRahman . Abubakar . Women better politicians than men –Senator Zainab Kure . Daily Trust . Media Trust Limited, via allafrica.com. 2007-10-21 . 2007-10-21 .
  5. Web site: Abdulkadir Kure, former Niger governor, dies at 60 in Germany. Tribune. 8 January 2017. 2 February 2017.