Abdu Umar Yandoma | |
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Senator for Katsina North | |
In office May 1999 –May 2003 | |
Succeeded by | Mahmud Kanti Bello |
Personal details | |
Born | Katsina State,Nigeria |
Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
Abdu Umar Yandoma was elected Senator for the Katsina North (Daura/Ingawa) constituency of Katsina State,Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. [1]
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999,Yandoma was appointed to the Senate standing committees on Petroleum,Solid Minerals (chairman),Transport,Niger Delta,Government Affairs and Federal Capital Territory. [2] In a December 2001 survey of Senators,ThisDay characterized Yandoma as a "benchwarmer",meaning that he had contributed little to debates or other business. [3]
In November 2002,it was reported that he had ceded the 2003 PDP candidacy for Katsina North in favor of former minister of state for Foreign Affairs,Ambassador Zakari Ibrahim. [4] However,by December 2002 he was unopposed in his bid to be PDP candidate for the seat. [5] He competed against former Senator Kanti Bello of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP),whom he had defeated in the 1999 elections. [6] Kanti Bello went on to win the election. [7]
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