Danladi Abdullahi Sankara | |
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Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Jigawa State | |
Assumed office 11 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel |
Constituency | Jigawa North-West |
Senator for Jigawa North-West District | |
In office June 2011 –June 2015 | |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Saminu Turaki |
Succeeded by | Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel |
Personal details | |
Born | Sankara,Jigawa | 25 November 1954
Nationality | Nigerian |
Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
Profession | Politician |
Dr. Danladi Abdullahi Sankara (born 25 November 1954) is a Nigerian politician who is Senator for the Jigawa North-West constituency of Jigawa State,Nigeria. Danladi is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). [1]
In November 2000,Sankara was the National Ex Officio member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Chairman of the Elders Committee of the Party in Jigawa State from 1999 - 2007. He was the Sole Administrator of PDP in Sokoto State in 2007. [2] Sankara was a contender for the 2003 Senatorial seat on the PDP platform,but was defeated by Dalha Danzomo of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) -- who was supported by the Jigawa State Governor,then ANPP member Alhaji Saminu Turaki.
Turaki changed his party affiliation and won the next election as Senator for Jigawa North-West on the PDP ticket. [3]
Sankara was elected as PDP vice-chairman in charge of the Northwest on 4 March 2008;he resigned on 24 December 2010 in order to compete in the Senatorial election for Jigawa Northwest. [4] [5]
The PDP promoted Danladi's candidacy to represent the party over incumbent Ibrahim Saminu Turaki,who defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). [6] [7] After winning the primaries,Sankara received 195,412 votes in the general election,defeating Turaki (148,595 votes),Muhammad D. Alkali of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) (42,237 votes),and Muhammad Nasiru Kiri of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) (20,744 votes). [8] Turaki filed a complaint that the votes had been tampered with in two of the twelve local government areas,threatening to challenge the result in court. [9] Turaki's appeal would be dismissed,citing that his case "lacked merit". [10]
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