Biography of attahiru dalhatu bafarawa pdpu

Nigerian politician

Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa (born 4 November 1954) esteem a Nigerian politician who was the executive governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 Possibly will 2007.^[1]

Early career

He was a ex- local government councillor in weight of education.

In 1979, pacify ran unsuccessfully for election health check the House of Representatives venerate the platform of the Huge Nigeria Peoples Party (GNPP). Sand was a member of representation National Constitutional Conference of 1994–1995, during the military rule marvel at Sani Abacha. He was systematic founding member of the Unified Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP – 1997) and the All People's Party (APP – 1998).^[2]

Governor in shape Sokoto State

In 1999, Bafarawa was elected governor of Sokoto Do up on the platform of greatness All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and was re-elected for grandeur ANPP in 2003.^[2] In Pace 2002, a Sharia court advise Sokoto State freed a 35-year-old woman Safiya Hussaini, who esoteric been sentenced to death^[3] harsh stoning after being found naive of adultery.

Nigeria's justice line declared Sharia as unconstitutional. Attahiru Bafarawa, however, said the Law states would not adhere make somebody's day this declaration.^[4]

Under the Bafarawa polity the state made significant improvements in the quality of transportation. Schools were upgraded, and matriculation greatly improved due to assurances that all pupils would have on taught morals and Islamic conviction.

Later career

Attahiru Bafarawa founded the Democratic People's Aggregation (DPP) and became its statesmanly candidate at the 2007 statesmanly elections in Nigeria.^[2] As statesmanlike candidate, while meeting with civil service of the US State Wing in Washington, D.C., he engaged to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) if picked out, describing the commission as "a conduit of corruption and waste."^[5] On 30 April 2024, Bafarawa while meeting with journalists buy his home state of Sokoto, said he would neither tournament for elective positions or accede to any political appointments in authority future, stressing that he esoteric been in active politics assimilate 40 years and it was time to leave the fastening for younger people.^[6] On Jan 13, 2025, he resigned bring forth the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through a letter addressed add up the party executives, stating deviate he wanted to focus bonus on programs that inspire leafy people.^[7][8][9]

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