Saidu Kumo Explained

Saidu Umar Kumo
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Office1:Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Gombe State Central District
Term Start1:May 1999
Term End1:May 2003
Successor1:Abubakar Mohammed
Birth Date:5 November 1959
Birth Place:Gombe State, Nigeria
Death Date:27th December 2020 (aged 61)
Party:All Nigeria People's Party
Nationality:Nigerian

Saidu Umar Kumo (5 November 1959 – 27 December 2020) was a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator of the Gombe Central Constituency, Gombe State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, contested under the platform of the All Peoples party (APP) which later became the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). He took office on 29 May 1999.[1]

After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Kumo was appointed to committees on Aviation, Communication, Power & Steel, Finance & Appropriation, Tourism & Culture and Social Development & Sports.[2] He became Deputy Chairman of the Senate Services Committee.In April 2002, Kumo spoke out against Borno State Governor Mala Kachallah who had decamped to the People's Democratic Party (PDP), saying he is a politician whose political ship is sinking. He hold a traditional title (Garkuwan Gombe) before his death. He died after short illness from Covid-19 (Corona virus) [3]

Background

Kumo was made National secretary of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).In 2007, he accepted a position as special advisor to President Umaru Yar'adua, who had been elected on the PDP platform.[4] In February 2009, he was expelled from his Kumo centre ward in Akko local government of Gombe State, accused of anti-party activities and "connivance" with the ruling PDP.In February 2010, he described the exit of former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari from the party as "good riddance to bad rubbish". Buhari had been the party's presidential candidate in the 2003 and 2007 elections.[5]

He competed in the 26 April 2011, election for Governor of Gombe State, but was defeated by Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[6] Following the elections, he said "PDP in Gombe State and its allies – INEC, military personnel, police, NYSC members – connived to rig massively in Gombe State in almost all the 2,218 units during the past elections".[7]

Death

Kumo died on December 27, 2020, from COVID-19 infection.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999 . Psephos . 25 June 2010.
  2. Web site: Congressional Committees . Nigeria Congress . 25 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091118151316/http://www.nigeriacongress.org/assembly/committees1.htm . 18 November 2009.
  3. Web site: Ota Visit: Kachallah, Audu Are Sinking Politicians – APP Chieftain . . Bature Umar . 5 April 2002. 21 July 2011.
  4. Web site: 1999–2011: How ANPP fell to PDP's "collaborative govt" . 2 June 2011 . . 21 July 2011.
  5. Web site: ANPP: Buhari's Exit, Good Riddance, Says Kumo . Segun Awofadeji . 2 July 2010 . ThisDay . 25 June 2010.
  6. Web site: Dankwambo Emerges Winner in Gombe . Daily Trust . Aliyu M. Hamagam . 28 April 2011. 29 April 2011.
  7. Web site: ANPP Alleges Election Fraud in Gombe . Daily Independent . Mike Ogbu . 4 May 2011. 21 July 2011.
  8. Web site: 2020-12-27. Ex-Senator Saidu Kumo dies at 71. 2020-12-27. en-GB.
  9. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433572-ex-nigerian-lawmaker-dies-from-covid-19.html Ex-Nigerian lawmaker dies from COVID-19 | Premium Times Nigeria

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