Mohammed Sabo Nakudu

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Mohammed Sabo Nakudu
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Sabo Nakudu in 2023
Senator for Jigawa South West
Personal details
Born (1960-01-11) 11 January 1960 (age 64)
NationalityNigerian
Political party All Progressives Congress (APC)
ProfessionPolitician

Alhaji Mohammad Sabo Nakudu [1] CON (born 11 January 1960) is a senator representing Jigawa South West District, Jigawa State, Nigeria. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He was once a Member of the Governing Board, Federal University of Technology, Minna.

He was also the Chairman Jigawa State Presidential Committee on Solid Mineral.

He served in the Federal House of Representative for two tenures (2007-2011) and (2011-2015).

He also serves as Senator Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2015 and 2019.

He was declared winner for Jigawa South West senatorial district by the returning officer for the election, Prof. Adamu Isge. [2]

Sabo scored 224,543 votes to defeat his PDP opponent, Mustapha Sule Lamido, who scored 143,611 votes. [2] Following the 2019 election, Sabo Nakudu was assigned the chairman senate committee on downstream (petroleum) resources. [3] [4] This later led to him chairing the Ad-hoc Committee on the longstanding PIB (Petroleum Industry Bill). [5] The Senate on Thursday 1 July 2021 passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) after nearly a year of deliberation. [6] Having been revised on many occasions throughout the past thirteen years since it was first presented to the National Assembly in 2008, the PIB comprises a combination of 16 Nigerian petroleum laws that outline the governance framework that will attract investors into the country. [7]

Awards and honours

On Tuesday 11 October 2022, Nakudu was conferred with the National Honour of the Commander of the Order of the Niger by President Muhammadu Buhari. [8] This was for his devotion and commitment to public service and his achievements in the 9th Assembly of the Senate.

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References

  1. ↑ Ilyas, Sadiq (24 August 2022). "Muhammad Nakudu Clinches APC Senatorial Ticket For Jigawa South". Channels TV . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "INEC declares APC's Sabo senator for Jigawa South West". The Nation . 25 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Abdullahi, Saidu (12 July 2021). "Nakudu has earned Nigerians' confidence". Blueprint . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "INEC declares Sabo senator for Jigawa South West". Vanguard . 25 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Onogu, Sanni (1 July 2021). "Breaking: Drama as Senate passes PIB". The Nation. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Benefits of the Passing of Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Bill Will be Top of the Agenda at African Energy Week 2021". 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Senate flays NNPC over 'outrageous' subsidy expenditure". The Guardian . 18 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Full List of the 2022 National Honours Award recipients". The Nation. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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