Jibrin Isah

Jibrin Isah
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2019
Personal details
Born (1960-02-28) February 28, 1960 (age 64)
Kogi State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (APC)
Alma materBayero University Kano
University of Ibadan
University of Nigeria
University of Lagos
ProfessionPolitician; banker

Jibrin Isah // ⓘ (born 28 February 1960) is Nigerian politician and banker, who is the senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District[1] of Kogi State at the 9th National Assembly.[2][3]

Education

Isah attended the LGEA Primary School, Ajiolo-Ojaji from 1967 to 1972. He proceeded to the Our Lady of School, Anyigba, for his secondary education between 1973 and 1977. He got his B.sc degree in Economics at the Bayero University Kano in 1983. He got his master's in economics from the University of Lagos in 1991. He got another master's in Petroleum and Energy at the University of Ibadan in 2002. He obtained his MBA at the University of Nigeria in 2003.[4][5]

Professional career

In 1988, he joined Chase Merchant Bank Plc as an analyst. He moved to Afribank International Limited (Merchant Bankers) in 1991 as the head of Project Finance/Leasing Department. He was made the head of Capital Market group in 1993. In 1998, he was the Managing Director/Chief Executive of AIL Securities Limited.[4][5]

Polictical career

In 2011, he contested for the governorship ticket of the People's Democratic Party and lost to Idris Wada.[6][7] In 2015, he contested to the aspirant in the People's Democratic Party primaries and lost to the Incumbent Idris Wada.[8]

In the 2019 general election, he was elected as the senator representing Kogi East after a supplementary election.[9][10][11] He polled 134,189 votes while Ali Atai Aidoko, the candidate of the PDP, polled 74,201 votes.[12]

References

  1. ^ Usman, Samson Atekojo (2021-07-15). "Kogi Senator, Jibrin Isah rejects electronic transmission of election results". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  2. ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nassnig.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "GYB's re-election is our election- Senator Echocho". Vanguard News. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  4. ^ a b "Jibrin Isah, Afribank Nigeria PLC: Profile and Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  5. ^ a b "About2 | Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho". Retrieved 2020-03-03.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Mr Jibrin Isah Echocho – Channels Television". Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  7. ^ "I Remain Kogi PDP Gov Candidate - Jibrin Isah - P.M. News". www.pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  8. ^ "Echocho: The end of a frantic quest to govern Kogi, By Tijani Abubakar - Premium Times Nigeria". 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  9. ^ "INEC Declares Kogi East Senatorial Election Inconclusive". Channels Television. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  10. ^ "Appeal Court affirms APC Isah Jibrin as Kogi senator dismisses atai aidokos appeal". Daily Nigeria. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. ^ "APC commands Senate majority with 64 Senators, PDP behind with 44". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  12. ^ "KOGI EAST" (PDF). INEC NIGERIA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.