Dalhatu Umaru Sangari
Dalhatu Umaru Sangari | |
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Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Taraba State South District | |
In office May 1999 – May 2003 | |
Succeeded by | Saleh U. Damboyi |
Personal details | |
Born | Taraba State, Nigeria |
Political party | All People's Party (APP) |
Dr. Dalhatu Umaru Sangari was elected Senator for the Taraba South constituency of
Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the All People's Party (APP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1]
Sangari gained a doctoral degree in Land Resources Development from the University of Ibadan.[2] He was a lecturer in geography and researcher at
Bayero University, Kano
for 16 years before entering politics.
He became Deputy Dean of the University's Post Graduate School (1996–1998).[3]
He was elected as a senator during the Sani Abacha transition regime, but did not take his seat before Abacha's death.[2]
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 Sangari was appointed to committees on Environment, Labor, Water Resources (vice chairman), Education, Information and Government Affairs.[4] He was appointed a member of the panel led by Senator
Idris Ibrahim Kuta that probed possible financial irregularities in contract awards between June 1999 and July 2000, which indicted several Senators.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c Mobolaji E. Aluko, PhD (August 21, 2000). "MONDAY QUARTER-BACKING: CRITIQUING THE IDRIS KUTA SENATE PROBE REPORT". Nigeria Exchange. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Bature Umar (2002-01-26). "The Senate Deserves Some Credit". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-06-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-24.