Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi | |
Office: | Senator for Kaduna North |
Term Start: | June 2015 |
Term End: | June 2019 |
Predecessor: | Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi |
Successor: | Suleiman Abdu Kwari |
Birth Date: | 17 July 1959 |
Birth Place: | Kudan LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Party: | People's Democratic Party - PDP |
Alma Mater: | Ahmadu Bello University |
Profession: | Teacher and politician |
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Nickname: | Hunkuyi |
Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi (born 17 July 1959) is a Nigerian politician who became the senator of Kaduna North Senatorial District at the Federal Republic of Nigeria's Senate in 2015 Nigerian general elections.
Hunkuyi was elected the chairman Kudan local government area of Kaduna state, he then contested and won the Kaduna North Senatorial District election on 28 March 2015.Senator Hunkuyi, declared that the Governor of Kaduna state Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai has not been fair to the people of the State, andvowed to "do everything possible" to vote himout in the next election in 2019[1]
Senator Hunkuyi had attended the Kafanchan Teachers College later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University and graduated with a bachelor's degree of Education (B.ed) in 1986.[2]
Hunkuyi emerged as the gubernatorial aspirant of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).[3] In 2022, he dumped People Democratic Party (PDP) for NNPP.[4]