Haruna Aziz Zeego Explained

Haruna Aziz Zeego
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Office1:Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kaduna State South District
Term Start1:29 May 1999
Term End1:29 May 2003
Successor1:Isaiah Balat
Birth Place:Kaduna State, Nigeria
Party:People's Democratic Party
Nationality:Nigerian

Haruna Aziz Zeego was elected Senator for the Kaduna South Senatorial District of Kaduna 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 Aviation (vice-chairman), Police Affairs, Women Affairs, Internal Affairs, Tourism & Culture and Social Development & Sports.[2] Later he was appointed chairman of a committee on privatisation of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company.[3] In May 2001, he called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to restore the two-party system to avoid the possibility of emergence of tribal parties.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999 . Psephos . 2010-06-19.
  2. Web site: Congressional Committees . Nigeria Congress . 2010-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091118151316/http://www.nigeriacongress.org/assembly/committees1.htm . 2009-11-18.
  3. Web site: Senate to probe women protest in Niger Delta, others . Abiodun Adeniyi . The Guardian . August 30, 2002 . 2010-06-19.
  4. Web site: Senator Advocates Two-Party System . ThisDay . 17 May 2001 . 2010-06-19.