Niger East senatorial district explained

Niger East senatorial district, known as Zone B within Niger State in Nigeria covers 9 local governments which include:

                  1. Bosso local government area Chanchaga local government area Munya local government area Paiko local government area Rafi local government area Shiroro local government area Suleja local government area Tafa local government area Gurara local government area.[1] [2] [3]

Niger East Senate district has 90 electoral wards. Mohammed Sani Musa of the All Progressive Congress, APC is the current representative of Niger East Senate District.

List of senators representing Niger East

!Senators!Party!Year!Assembly!Electoral history
Ibrahim KutaPDP1999 - 20074th
Dahiru Awaisu KutaPDP2007 - 20116thDied during his term in 2014
David UmaruAPC2011 2019Sacked from the Senate by Supreme Court

in November 2019, few months into his third

term in the Senate

Sani Mohammed MusaAPC2019 - present 9thReplaced David Umaru after the court sacked him

References

  1. Web site: Elections may not hold in Niger East, North. 2019-02-15. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US. 2020-05-18.
  2. Web site: INEC issues certificate of return to Niger East senator-elect - Premium Times Nigeria. 2014-09-09. en-GB. 2020-05-18.
  3. Web site: Breaking: Supreme Court sacks Niger East senator, announces his replacement -. 2019-06-14. The Eagle Online. en-US. 2020-05-18.

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