AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq | |
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Governor of Kwara State | |
Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
Deputy | Kayode Alabi |
Preceded by | Abdulfatah Ahmed |
Personal details | |
Born | British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria) | 5 February 1960
Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
Spouse | Olufolake Davies |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | Campaign website |
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (born 5 February 1960) is a
He was previously the CEO of First Fuels Limited.
Early life
He was born in Ilorin West Local Government.[4] AbdulRahman is the son of Alhaji Abdulganiyu Abdulrasaq SAN, the first northern lawyer in Nigeria.[8]
He attended Capital School, Kaduna between 1966 and 1968; Bishop Smith Memorial School Ilorin between 1970 and 1971; and Government College Kaduna where he is said to have earned his West African Senior School Certificate Examination in 1976 (WASSCE).[4][9]
Career
Politics
He joined politics in 1999 when Nigeria returned to democracy. In 2011, he unsuccessfully contested for the governorship election in Kwara State on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)[10] and again contested unsuccessfully for Kwara Central Senatorial District on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in both 2011 and 2015.[11] He won the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressive Congress for Kwara State in October 2018.[12][10]
He was elected as governor of Kwara State at the 2019 governorship election held on 9 March 2019 and sworn in on 29 May 2019.[13] On the 19th of March 2023, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq was declared winner and reelected as the governor of
Personal life
He is married to Olufolake Molawa Davies Abdulrazaq (born 2 August 1967), and the couple have three sons.[17]
References
- ^ "AbdulRazaq bags Governor of the year award - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Kwara: What aided AbdulRazaq's re-election; how late alliances failed". Vanguard News. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Hope rising for oil mandate, AbdualRahman AbdulRazak".
- ^ a b c "Support AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for Governor of Kwara". voteabdulrahman.com.
- ^ "APC's Abdulrahman wins Kwara Governorship election". Vanguard News. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "AbdulRazaq Introduces KwaraLEARN to Revolutionise Basic Education". THISDAYLIVE. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Bolanle (5 June 2023). "KwaraLEARN remains my best policy ever — Gov AbdulRazaq". KwaraLEARN - An education programme by the Government of Kwara State. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Brief History About Kwara State APC Gubernatorial Candidate".
- ^ "Certificate scandal: School mates clarify AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq". Businessday NG. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b admin. "Real reasons Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq emerged Kwara APC guber candidate | National Pilot Newspaper". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "ABDULRAZAQ ABDULRAHAMAN -The new man on the block in Kwara". Vanguard News Nigeria. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Supporters jubilate AbdulRahman Abdulrazak's early lead". The Informant247 News. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "INEC Announces APC's Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq the winner of Kwara Guber' Poll". The Informant247 News. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "AbdulRazaq wins re-election as Kwara gov". The Punch ng. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Abdulrazaq emerges new NGF chairman". Punch ng. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "AbdulRazaq emerges NGF chair, Makinde vice-chair". Punch ng. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "ICPC summons Kwara govs wife Olufolake 8 others over corruption allegations". News Diary. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
17. " Tinubu, AbdulRazaq, five others travel to Benin Republic" The City Gazette. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.