Mohammed Daggash
Senator Mohammed Daggash | |
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House of Representatives for Marte, Monguno, and Nganzi | |
In office 3 June 1999 – 3 June 2003 | |
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Born | People's Democratic Party | 22 December 1960
Relations | Al-Amin Daggash (brother) |
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Mohammed Sanusi Daggash (born 22 December 1960) is a Nigerian architect, economist and politician who was elected as a member of the
Background
Mohammed Sanusi Daggash was born on 22 December 1960 in Kironewa, Marte Local Government Area, Borno State.[1] He attended the Capacity School, Kaduna (1966–1973) and the King's College, Lagos (1973–1978). He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1978, obtaining an MSc in architecture in 1984. Daggash served under the NYSC scheme (1984–1985) with the Ministry of Works and Housing in Borno State. In 1985, he became a Commonwealth Scholar, attending
Returning to Nigeria in 1986, Daggash established a Consultancy Firm (Mass Consult – Nigeria) in Kaduna. In 1989, he was appointed to the
Senate career
Running as a
He served in ten different Senate Committees during his tenure.[7] He was deputy chairman, Senate Committee on Population and I.D. Card, and a member of Senate Committees on FCT, Capital Market, Loans and Debt, Banking, Currency and Finance Parliamentary Network On World Bank (PNWB). He was also a member of the board of directors of the Guinea Insurance Company.[8]
He was the PDP candidate for Borno North in the April 2007 Senate elections, but withdrew from the race some few days to elections in protest of the massive riggings by the ruling ANPP that characterized the preceding gubernatorial elections. The senate seat was later declared won by the
Later career
Daggash was appointed Minister for National Planning in July 2007.[11] In February 2008, he was among a Nigerian delegation headed by
In 2008, Daggash became a Director of Effectivo Capital, an investment and asset management company based in Abuja.[15]
In November 2009, Daggash was among the "stakeholders" in the Borno State PDP who were protesting against a move by the National party leaders to impose party chairmen and executives in the state.[16]
Daggash was appointed Minister of Works and Housing on 6 April 2010.[17]
See also
References
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- ^ Isa Umar Gusau (1 June 2004). "INEC defies courts on Borno senatorial election". Daily Trust. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
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- ^ "WE WELCOME OUR GUEST SPEAKERS TO THE NIGERIA-CANADA CONFERENCE 2008". NIDO Canada. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ "Our Board of Directors". Guinea Insurance Company. Retrieved 25 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE SENATE 2007" (PDF). Radio Nigeria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
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- ^ "Yar'Adua names cabinet". Africa News. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ "Vice Minister Yu Meets Delegation of Nigeria". Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ Nick Tattersall (20 October 2008). "Nigeria cuts benchmark oil price to $45 in '09 budget". Reuters. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ Lucky Nwankere, Abuja (30 October 2008). "BOOTED OUT! ...20 Ministers sacked, as Yar'Adua reshuffles cabinet ...Aondoakaa, Diezani Allison-Madueke, Ojo Maduekwe survive ...Modibbo, Daggash dropped". Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ "About Efectivo - Our People". Efectivo Capital. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ Muideen Olaniyi (18 November 2009). "Daggash, Mustapha, Others Unite Against Ciroma". Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ "Factbox: Nigeria's new cabinet ministers". Reuters. 6 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.