Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo

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Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
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Senator for Gombe North
Assumed office
13 June 2023
Preceded by Mohammed Danjuma Goje
Succeeded by Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
Personal details
Born (1962-04-04) 4 April 1962 (age 62)
Gombe, Nigeria
Political party Peoples Democratic Party
Occupation
  • Politician
  • accountant

Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (born 4 April 1962) is a Nigerian politician who has served as senator for Gombe North since 2023. [1] He previously served as governor of Gombe State from 2011 to 2019. [2] He is a former Accountant-General of the Federation. [3]

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Early life and education

Dankwambo was born on 4 April 1962 at Herwagana Gombe. [4] He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in 1985, with a degree in Accounting. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of Lagos in 1992 [5] and a PhD in Accounting from Igbinedion University. [6] He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand in 1985, and worked at the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1988 to 1999. He was then appointed Accountant General of Gombe State, holding this position until 2005. [7] He was appointed Accountant-General of the Federation on 20 April 2005. [4] He also served on the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria. [5] He held this office until he resigned to start his campaign for election as Governor of Gombe State in January 2011. [7]

Political career

Dankwambo was elected governor of Gombe state in the 26 April 2011 election. He won the election with a total vote of 596,481 ahead of Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) with 91,781 votes and Senator Sa'idu Umar Kumo of the All Nigeria People's Party with 84,959 votes. [8]

As governor, Dankwambo lost his deputy, David Miyims Albashi, who died on 4 November 2011 in a German hospital due to injuries sustained in a car crash on 28 August 2011. [9] On 17 December 2011, Dankwambo appointed Tha'anda Rubainu as Deputy Governor. [10] After his re-election in 2015, Charles Yau Iliya was his deputy governor till the end of his second term in 2019. [11]

Dankwambo was elected into the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the 2023 general elections under the People Democratic Party (PDP). [12] [13] [14] [15] He polled 143,155 votes defeating his closest opponent, Senator Saidu Alkali with 77,948 votes. [16]

Fellowship

He is a fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Bankers and Nigeria Institute of Marketers.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ex Governor Dankwambo Unseats Senator Alkali in Gombe". Daily Trust . 27 February 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Dankwambo returns to Gombe, 3 years after". Daily Trust. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo". Africa Confidential.
  4. 1 2 "Ibrahim Hassan Dankwmbo". Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Central Bank of Nigeria:: Board of Directors". www.cbn.gov.ng. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gov Dankwambo bags PhD at Igbinedion Varsity". The Nation Nigeria. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Day Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo's home-coming turned carnival". Sunday Trust. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  8. ↑ Aliyu M. Hamagam (28 April 2011). "Dankwambo Emerges Winner in Gombe". Daily Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Gombe State deputy governor passes on". Vanguard News. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State (lmiddle) with the Deputy, Mr. Tha'Anda Rubainu (right) and Director-General of his campaign organisation at a campaign in Kaltungo on January 4, 2015". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2022.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Deputy Governors Series (6)". Daily Trust. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "#NigeriaDecides2023: In Gombe, ex-Governor Dankwambo defeats APC candidate for Senate seat". Premium Times Nigeria. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "NigeriaElections2023: Dankwambo wins Gombe North senatorial seat". Punch Newspapers. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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