Mas’ud El-Jibril

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Mas'ud Doguwa El-Jibril
Senator for Kano South
In office
29 May 1999 29 May 2003
Succeeded by Usman Umar
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Born Kano State, Nigeria

Mas'ud Doguwa El-Jibril was elected Senator for the Kano South constituency of Kano 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 he was appointed to committees on Industries, Foreign Affairs, Works & Housing, Agriculture (Chairman) and Information. [2]

Kano State State in Nigeria

Kano State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west. The capital of Kano State is Kano.

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References

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  2. "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. "'Peoples PDP' holds congress in Lagos Saturday; It's illegal, says PDP spokesman". BNW News. November 9, 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  4. Yakubu Musa (2006-04-28). "Obasanjo: PDP, ANPP trade blames". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-06-23.[ dead link ]