Goni Modu Bura Explained

Goni Modu Zanna Bura
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Office1:Senator for Yobe East
Term Start1:29 May 1999
Successor1:Usman Adamu
Birth Date:6 January 1960
Birth Place:Yobe State, Nigeria

Goni Modu Zanna Bura was elected Senator for the Yobe East constituency of Yobe State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Ethics, Environment, Health, State & Local Government and Government Affairs.[2] He was a contender to be PDP candidate for Yobe State Governor in the 2003 elections.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999 . Psephos . 2010-06-23.
  2. Web site: Congressional Committees . Nigeria Congress . 2010-06-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091118151316/http://www.nigeriacongress.org/assembly/committees1.htm . 2009-11-18.
  3. Web site: Battle for PDP Tickets . ThisDay . 2002-12-22 . 2010-06-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060825232337/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/12/22/20021222cov01.html . 2006-08-25 .