Mohammed Kabiru Jibril Explained

Mohammed Kabiru Jibril
Office:Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Term Start:May 2007
Term End:May 2011
Predecessor:Mohammed Aruwa
Successor:Mohammed Saleh
Constituency:Kaduna Central
Birth Date:18 May 1958
Birth Place:Zaria, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria)
Death Place:Abuja, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Party:People's Democratic Party (PDP)
Children:Hafsat, Mohammad Tajudeen, Najah, Ummul Khair.
Residence:Villa
Alma Mater:Ahmadu Bello University
Occupation:Lawyer, Politician and Humanitarian

Mohammed Kabiru Jibril (18 May 1958 – 19 September 2017) was a Nigerian senator who was elected under the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to represent the Kaduna Central Senatorial District of Kaduna State in April 2007.[1]

Background

Mohammed Kabiru Jibril was born on 18 May 1958. He has an LL.B from Ahmadu Bello University -1984, Nigerian Law School-1985. Prior to his election to the senate, he was the National Legal Advisor and National Secretary, North-West Zone for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[1]

Senate career

thumb|right|200px|Kaduna State in NigeriaMohammed Kabiru Jibril was elected to the National Senate for the Kaduna Central constituency in 2007 and was appointed to committees on Solid Minerals, Security & Intelligence, Police Affairs, Interior Affairs, Gas and Air Force.[1]

In May 2009, Emmanuel Egboga, special adviser on petroleum to President Umaru Yar'Adua alleged that [2] some senators and labor union leaders may have been bribed on a trip to Ghana to frustrate effort to reform the oil and gas sector . The senate directed its ethics committee to hold a public hearing to investigate the allegation. Senators named by Egboga included Mohammed Kabiru Jibril but was later found clean.[3]

In July 2009 the Nigerian Senate unanimously passed a bill to establish the National Climate Change Commission, sponsored by Senator Jibril.[4] Other bills that Kabiru Jabril sponsored or co-sponsored include National Inland Waterways Authority, Nigeria Police Equipment Commission (Amendment), Legal Practitioners Act (Amendment) 2009, Police Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) 2009, Prison Service Act Repeal and Re-enactment 2009 and Criminal Justice Act (Amendment).[5]

Death

He died on 19 September 2017 at the age of 59.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sen. Mohammed Kabiru Jibril . National Assembly of Nigeria . 2009-09-18.
  2. News: Kabiru mohd tibako.
  3. Web site: Petroleum bill: Senate probes bribe allegation against self, labour . 14 May 2009 . Businessday . 2009-09-18.
  4. Web site: The Country to Get Climate Change Commission . 23 July 2009 . Daily Trust . 2009-09-18.
  5. Web site: Nigerians Yet To Get Democracy Dividends – Senator . 18 June 2009 . Leadership Nigeria . 2009-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713192716/http://leadershipnigeria.com/index.php/news/headlines/2645-nigerians-yet-to-get-democracy-dividends--senator . 13 July 2011.
  6. Web site: 2017-09-20. Senator Kabiru Jibril dies at 59. 2020-06-12. Daily Trust. en-GB.
  7. Web site: Dr Bukola Saraki . Encomium Magazine. 2020-06-12. en-US.
  8. Web site: Nigerian Senator, Kabiru Jibril, Dies At 59. 2020-06-12.