Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari

Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari
Governor of Zamfara State
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 May 2011
Preceded by Mahmud Shinkafi
Personal details
Political party All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)

Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria in the 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform.[1]

Abubakar has been politically active since 1999. He was elected to represent Talata Mafara/Anka Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. He was Zamfara State chairman of the ANPP, and a member of the cabinet of former Governor Ahmad Sani Yerima. During Sani's tenure, Yari was thought to have gained money from contracts.[2] In November 2007, Yari was among Zamfara state officials charged with money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.[3]

When Zamfara State Governor Mahmud Shinkafi defected to the PDP in January 2009, taking the ANPP’s state executive committee with him, the ANPP’s National Headquarters in Abuja was forced to create a Caretaker Committee headed by Yari. The committee's tenure was repeatedly extended.[4]

Yari was elected Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria in the 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform. Yari is the son-in-law of incumbent Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), whom he defeated in the election by 514,962 votes to Shinkafi's 460,656 votes.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bunmi Awolusi (April 29, 2011). "Kaduna, Bauchi hold peaceful elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  2. ↑ Muhammad Sabiu (18 September 2010). "2011: As Opposition Changes Face In Zamfara". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  3. ↑ Olusola Fabiyi (23 Nov 2007). "EFCC charges ex-Zamfara SSG, commissioners with money laundering". The Punch. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  4. ↑ Muhammed Sabiu (16 May 2010). "Zamfara ANPP and its divided house". Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 2011-04-29.