Abdulaziz Usman

Abdulaziz Usman
National Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2007
Preceded byIbrahim Muhammed Kirikasama
ConstituencyJigawa North East
Personal details
Born1 January 1962
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party (PDP)
ProfessionCivil Servant, Politician

Abdulaziz Usman Tarabu (born 1 January 1962) is a Nigerian senator who represents the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007.[1]

Background

Abdulaziz Usman has a post-graduate degree in Business Management.[2] Before entering politics, he was a senior planning officer for Jigawa State Agriculture And Rural Development. He was elected as a member of the House Of Representatives for 1999–2003, and was reelected for 2003–2007.[1]

In 2005, he supported Atiku Abubakar, then the Vice President of Nigeria, in a libel claim against Newswatch magazine related to accusations of corruption while Atiku was chairman of the National Council on Privatization.[3]

Senate career

Abdulaziz Usman was elected to the National Senate for the Jigawa North East constituency in 2007.[1] A May 2009 report by This Day said he had not sponsored any bill, although he co-sponsored some motions and sometimes contributed to debates in plenary. He was chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Affairs Committee.[4][5] In the April 2011 elections he was reelected as Senator for Jigawa North-East on the PDP platform, with 135,202 votes.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sen. Abdulaziz Usman". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  2. ^ "SEN. ABDUL'AZIZ USMAN". Nigerian Senate. Retrieved 30 August 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Sebastine Obasi (September 26, 2005). "Newswatch Versus Atiku". Newswatch magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  4. ^ "An Improved Senate, But Some Uninspiring Senators..." This Day. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  5. ^ ABDUL-RAHMAN ABUBAKAR (12 July 2009). "Why are they in the Senate?". Sunday Trust. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  6. ^ "PDP Wins in Jigawa". Daily Trust. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-21.