Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State,and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria,on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria,with its rail and important road network.
Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi is a Nigerian politician who is a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. He was governor of Kaduna State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007,and was elected Senator for Kaduna North senatorial district in April 2007. He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua;16 August 1951 –5 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He was declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007,and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.
The Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) was an opposition political party in Nigeria,created and first registered in March 2006. In September 2006,in merged into the newly formed Action Congress launched in 2005.
Nenadi Esther Usman is a Nigerian politician and former federal Minister of Finance. She was elected senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing the Kaduna South Senatorial District in the April 2011 elections,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
Iyabo Obasanjo is a former Nigerian senator and the daughter of former president of Nigeria,Olusegun Obasanjo and his wife Oluremi Obasanjo.
Nicholas Ugbane is a Nigerian banker and politician. He was in the Senate of Nigeria between 2003 and 2011 and was the Senator for the Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Prior to his senatorial career,Ugbane was the managing director Republic Bank Limited and Honourable Commissioner for:Education,Youth and Sports,Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture and Natural resources.
Nuhu Aliyu Labbo is a Nigerian politician elected to the Senate for the Niger North constituency of Niger State in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
Sani Zangon Daura was Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and later Minister of Environment,in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was dropped from Obasanjo's cabinet in a reshuffle on 30 January 2001.
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kaduna State from 2010 to 2012. He was appointed deputy governor of Kaduna State in July 2005,following the death of Stephen Shekari and was elected in 2007. He was sworn in as governor on 20 May 2010,replacing Governor Namadi Sambo who had been sworn in as vice president the day before. Yakowa successfully ran for election as Kaduna Governor in the 26 April 2011 polls.
Lawali Shuaibu is a Nigerian politician who was elected senator for the Zamfara North Senatorial District of Zamfara State,Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the All People's Party (APP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. He was re-elected on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform in 2003 to a second term of four years.
Muktar Ahmed Mohammed Aruwa was a Nigerian senator. He was first elected to the senate in 1999 as a representative of Kaduna State for the All People's Party (APP). Aruwa sat on several senate committees and opposed the privatization of public enterprises. He was re-elected in 2003 as a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP),the successor to the APP. He was involved in a dispute over committee appointments,claiming unfair play by the senate leadership. Aruwa's name was dropped from the ANPP party list for the 2007 election.
Idris Ibrahim Kuta was elected Senator for the Niger East constituency of Niger 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.
Haruna Abubakar was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the deputy president of the Nigerian Senate in 1999.
Samaʼila Mamman was elected senator for the Katsina Central 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.
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed;born 7 July 1969) is a Nigerian economist and politician who served as Senator for Kaduna North Senatorial District in 2011. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party,he was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 2023 presidential election,alongside presidential candidate Peter Obi.
Suleiman Abdu Kwari is a Nigerian politician and public finance management expert,senator for the Kaduna North Senatorial District of Kaduna State Nigeria. He was elected during the February 2019 Nigeria general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was the commissioner of Finance Kaduna State (2015-2019) appointed by the Governor of Kaduna State Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai and was also a member of the House of Representatives for Sabon Gari Local Government cConstituency of Kaduna State.
The 2003 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19,2003. Ahmed Makarfi of the PDP defeated five other candidates by polling 1,143,890 popular votes,ANPP's Suleiman Hunkuyi was closest contender with 668,446 votes.
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State was held on April 12,2003,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kaduna State. Dalhatu Tafida representing Kaduna North and Isaiah Balat representing Kaduna South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party,while Mohammed Aruwa representing Kaduna Central won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State was held on February 20,1999,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kaduna State. Dalhatu Tafida representing Kaduna North and Haruna Aziz Zeego representing Kaduna South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party,while Mohammed Aruwa representing Kaduna Central won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
