Albadé Abouba
Albadé Abouba | |
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Prime Minister of Niger Acting | |
In office 23 September 2009 – 2 October 2009 | |
President | Mamadou Tandja |
Preceded by | Seyni Oumarou |
Succeeded by | Ali Badjo Gamatié |
Minister of State of Agriculture and livestock | |
In office 11 April 2016 – 8 April 2021 | |
President | Mahamadou Issoufou |
Preceded by | Oua Saidou |
Succeeded by | Alambedji Abba Issa |
Personal details | |
Born | Kao, Niger |
Political party | Patriotic Movement for the Republic-MPR Jamhuriya (since 2015) National Movement for the Development of Society |
Albadé Abouba is a
Political career
Abouba is a Bororo (
Abouba was again appointed to the government as Minister of the Interior and Decentralization on 1 March 2007,[2][4] and in the government of Prime Minister Seyni Oumarou, named on June 9, 2007, he was promoted to the position of Minister of State for the Interior, Public Security, and Decentralization.[4]
When Prime Minister Seyni Oumarou resigned on 23 September 2009 in order to stand as a candidate in the October 2009 parliamentary election, President Mamadou Tandja appointed Abouba to succeed Oumarou in an acting capacity.[5] He was replaced by Ali Badjo Gamatié on 2 October 2009.[6]
Following fighting between the army and an unidentified group near the Malian border, in which seven soldiers and a civilian were said to have been killed, Abouba announced on 7 January 2010 that the group had been "neutralised", with 11 of them killed and a number of them captured.[7]
As Minister of State for the Interior and Secretary-General of the MNSD, Abouba was a key associate of President Tandja. When Tandja was ousted in a
After the MNSD issued another demand for the "unconditional and immediate release" of Abouba and Tandja, the head of the junta, Salou Djibo, said on 31 July 2010 that they would not be released.[11] In August 2013 he joined the government of President Mahamadou Issoufou as Minister of State at the President office. That action was an answer for the Government of Union so much wanted by the President. The MNSD then separate into two clans, one supporting the idea of the government and on the other hand some that were against it. For almost a year the MNSD had an internal crisis which created a long process of justice hearing. Then the party had two leaders, Seyni Oumarou and Albadé Abouba. Albadé Abouba and his friends decided to create their own political party called "MPR-Jamhuriya" (Patriotic Movement for the Republic). After the 2016 general elections, Albadé Abouba's party won 13 seats at the parliament. Albadé Abouba is since April 2016 the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.
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References
- ^ Bororo or Mbororo, also known as Wodaabe (Fula: Woɗaaɓe), is a subgroup of the Fula or Fulani (Fula: Fulɓe; French: Peul or Peulh).
- ^ a b c "Gouvernement du 1er mars 2007 : Iniquité et part du lion du MNSD", Roue de l'Histoire, n° 342, 7 March 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Gouvernements de la transition de Tandja Mamadou" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Nigerien presidency (in French).
- ^ a b List of government ministers of Niger Archived 2007-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, izf.net (in French).
- ^ "Niger premier resigns ahead of elections", Agence France-Presse, September 24, 2009.
- ^ "Ali Badjo Gamatié nommé Premier ministre du Niger" Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, Temoust, 3 October 2009 (in French).
- ^ "Armed group routed by Niger in border clash", Reuters, 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Niger coup leaders promise fresh elections", BBC News, 21 February 2010.
- ^ Fiacre Vidjingninou, "Niger junta pledges new constitution", Agence France-Presse, 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Niger junta releases former prime minister, five former ministers"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Niger junta refuses to free ousted president", Agence France-Presse, 31 July 2010.