Ibrahim Al-Amin Little

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Ibrahim Al-Amin Little (born 1958) is a Nigerian politician and businessman. He is a former chairman of the defunct All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) in Kano State and a former gubernatorial candidate. He is also a cousin-in-law of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. [1] [2]

Political career

Little began his political career in 1999, when he joined the ANPP, one of the major opposition parties in Nigeria. He became the chairman of the party in Kano State and contested for the governorship of the state in 2003, [3] 2007, and 2011, but lost to the candidates of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in all three elections. [4]

In 2014, he defected from the ANPP to the newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC), a coalition of opposition parties that challenged the PDP in the 2015 general elections. He supported the presidential bid of Muhammadu Buhari, who won the election and became the president of Nigeria. [5]

In 2018, he decamped from the APC to the PDP, citing dissatisfaction with the performance of the Buhari administration and the APC leadership. [6] [7] He also endorsed the presidential candidacy of Atiku Abubakar, his cousin-in-law by marriage, who was the PDP flagbearer in the 2023 election. [8] However, he rejected an offer to be the deputy director of the PDP's presidential campaign council in Kano State, saying he preferred to work as a volunteer. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kano: What next for Little?". The Nation. July 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Shin su wa PDP za ta tsayar takarar gwamna a jihohin Najeriya?". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ↑ Kano, Muhammad Kabir; Telegraph, New (2022-03-20). "Ibrahim Little who floored Shekarau in 2003, rejoins guber race". New Telegraph. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ↑ "Former ANPP chair, Ibrahim Little, moves to PDP". Daily Trust. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ↑ Kano, Muhammad Kabir; Telegraph, New (2022-03-20). "Ibrahim Little who floored Shekarau in 2003, rejoins guber race". New Telegraph. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ↑ "I dumped APC because it dumped its promises – Ibrahim Little". Daily Trust. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ↑ Ahmad, Muhammad (5 August 2017). "Top Kano APC politician decamps to PDP". Premium Times. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. ↑ Sulaiman (2023-02-06). "2023: Ibo Mazauna Kano Sun Goyi Bayan Takarar Atiku" . Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  9. ↑ Sharfadi, Basheer (2020-12-23). "Siyasar Kano: PDP ta dakatar da Al'amin Little". Freedom Radio Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  10. ↑ "Kano: PDP's troubles dwarf Ganduje's fears". Daily Trust. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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