Patrick Aga
Patrick Aga | |
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Senator for Nasarawa North | |
In office May 1999 – May 2003 | |
Succeeded by | John Danboyi |
Personal details | |
Born | Nasarawa State, Nigeria |
Patrick Aga was elected Senator for the Nasarawa North constituency of
People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1]
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Ethics, Judiciary, Women Affairs, Commerce, Education, Special Projects and Local & Foreign Debts (vice chairman).[2]
In the run-up to the 2003 elections, Aga transferred to the Alliance for Democracy (AD) party in the hope of being elected Nasarawa governor on that platform.[3] After the elections the AD party split into two rival factions. In December 2003 Aga was appointed national vice chairman for the North-Central region in the faction headed by Chief Adebisi Akande.[4]
References
- ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ Bature Umar (2003-01-27). "Senate: PDP's Loss, Other Parties' Gain". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ Bolade Omonijo, Emmanuel Aziken & Olasunkanmi Akoni (December 17, 2003). "Akande Emerges Lagos AD Faction Chairman, Akinfenwa Wins in Abuja". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-06-25.