Abdulaziz Usman
Template:Short description Template:Use Nigerian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". 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]
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