| Haruna Manu | |
| Office: | Senator for Taraba Central |
| Term Start: | 13 June 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf |
| Office1: | Deputy Governor of Taraba State |
| Term Start1: | 29 May 2015 |
| Term End1: | 29 May 2023 |
| Governor1: | Darius Ishaku |
| Predecessor1: | Abubakar Sani Danladi |
| Successor1: | Aminu Abdullahi Alkali |
| Office2: | Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Taraba |
| Term Start2: | 6 June 2011 |
| Term End2: | 29 May 2015 |
| Constituency2: | Bali/Gassol |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Mutum-Biyu, Gassol, North-Eastern State (now in Taraba State), Nigeria |
| Party: | Peoples Democratic Party |
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Haruna Manu (born 23 August 1973) is a Nigerian politician who is the current senator representing Taraba Central Senatorial District since 2023. He previously served as the deputy governor of Taraba State from 2015 to 2023, and as member of the House of Representatives for Bali/Gassol Federal Constituency from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Haruna Manu was born on 23 August 1973, in Mutum-Biyu, Gassol Local Government Area of present-day Taraba State. He has a first degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State. He also holds a master's degree in Electronic Commerce from Carnegie Mellon University in the United States of America, and he is a certified Microsoft System Engineer. He has working experience with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and later worked with MTN Nigeria communication Limited before finally settling down to pioneer many start-up firms.[5] [6]
Manu joined the Peoples Democratic Party in late 2010 and won the primary ticket for the Bali/Gassol Federal Constituency seat of the National Assembly. He won the election and represented Bali/Gassol Federal Constituency at the National House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. He was the deputy chairman, House committee on Banking and Currency, and a member of various committees in the House of Representatives during his tenure at the National assembly. Having served his constituency well, his performance was responsible for the decision to choose him as the running mate to Darius Dickson Ishaku on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 general elections.[7]