Mohammed Kabiru Jibril
Mohammed Kabiru Jibril | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
| In office May 2007 – May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Aruwa |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Saleh |
| Constituency | Kaduna Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1958 Zaria, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 19 September 2017 (aged 59) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Children | Hafsat, Mohammad Tajudeen, Najah, Ummul Khair. |
| Residence | Villa |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician and Humanitarian |
Mohammed Kabiru Jibril (18 May 1958 – 19 September 2017) was a Nigerian senator who was elected under the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to represent the Kaduna Central Senatorial District of Kaduna State in April 2007.[1]
Background
[edit]Mohammed Kabiru Jibril was born on 18 May 1958. He has an LL.B from Ahmadu Bello University -1984, Nigerian Law School-1985. Prior to his election to the senate, he was the National Legal Advisor and National Secretary, North-West Zone for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[1]
Senate career
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Mohammed Kabiru Jibril was elected to the National Senate for the Kaduna Central constituency in 2007 and was appointed to committees on Solid Minerals, Security & Intelligence, Police Affairs, Interior Affairs, Gas and Air Force.[1]
In May 2009, Emmanuel Egboga, special adviser on petroleum to President Umaru Yar'Adua alleged that [2] some senators and labor union leaders may have been bribed on a trip to Ghana to frustrate effort to reform the oil and gas sector . The senate directed its ethics committee to hold a public hearing to investigate the allegation. Senators named by Egboga included Mohammed Kabiru Jibril but was later found clean.[3]
In July 2009 the Nigerian Senate unanimously passed a bill to establish the National Climate Change Commission, sponsored by Senator Jibril.[4] Other bills that Kabiru Jabril sponsored or co-sponsored include National Inland Waterways Authority, Nigeria Police Equipment Commission (Amendment), Legal Practitioners Act (Amendment) 2009, Police Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) 2009, Prison Service Act Repeal and Re-enactment 2009 and Criminal Justice Act (Amendment).[5]
Death
[edit]He died on 19 September 2017 at the age of 59.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sen. Mohammed Kabiru Jibril". National Assembly of Nigeria. Retrieved 2009-09-18. [dead link]
- ^ "Kabiru mohd tibako".
- ^ "Petroleum bill: Senate probes bribe allegation against self, labour". Businessday. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "The Country to Get Climate Change Commission". Daily Trust. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Nigerians Yet To Get Democracy Dividends – Senator". Leadership Nigeria. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Senator Kabiru Jibril dies at 59". Daily Trust. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Dr Bukola Saraki". Encomium Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Nigerian Senator, Kabiru Jibril, Dies At 59". Retrieved 2020-06-12.
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